Title: Taperstick
Object type: Taperstick
Date: 1782–83
Artist:  John Scofield 
Artist bio: British, active 1776–96
Artist nationality: British
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (4.4 × 9.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of Louise and David Braver, 2006
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY