Title: Taperstick
Object type: Taperstick
Date: 1820–21
Artist:  Matthew Boulton 
Artist bio: British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham
Artist nationality: British
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (6 × 8.6 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