Corkscrew
ca. 1820 (made)
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The design is based on the corkscrew patented on May 7, 1802 by Sir Edward Thomason (1769-1849). The Gothic decoration is very similar to that found on Day's Patent chimney ornaments produced in Snow Hill, Birmingham, and is probably by the same manufacturer (cf. a pair of Day's Patent Chimney ornaments, V&A M.64&A-1967)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, cast brass mounted in ivory |
| Brief description | Corkscrew, steel, cast brass, mounted in ivory, England, ca.1820, mark, Thomason's Patent. |
| Physical description | Corkscrew, comprising a handle of ivory turned with a series of mouldings. Plain steel worm attached to a long steel shaft cut with a fine spiral thread. This passes through the ivory handle and is secured by a rivet; this is pierced for a suspension ring (missing). The shaft is covered by a brass collar cut with a left hand thread and terminates in a broad washer. The shaft is covered by a long cylindrical brass case with mouldings at top and bottom. The case expands at the base to fit over the neck of the bottle. The case is cast in relief with an architectural screen in the Gothic style consisting of quatrefoils, windows, arches and columns. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Thomason's Patent |
| Credit line | G. Giachin Bequest |
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| Summary | The design is based on the corkscrew patented on May 7, 1802 by Sir Edward Thomason (1769-1849). The Gothic decoration is very similar to that found on Day's Patent chimney ornaments produced in Snow Hill, Birmingham, and is probably by the same manufacturer (cf. a pair of Day's Patent Chimney ornaments, V&A M.64&A-1967) |
| Bibliographic reference | Bernard M. Watney and Homer D. Babbidge, Corkscrews for Collectors, Sotheby Park Bernet, London and New York, 1981, ISBN: 0 85667 113 4 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.96-1993 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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