Taperstand (part of a set)
Object type: Taperstand
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Asprey
Artist bio: British, founded 1781
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1851
Medium: Gilt bronze, malachite
Dimensions: Height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, Loretta Hines Howard and Charles Hines, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hines, and J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1982
Accession year: 1982