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Description: | Cast silver taperstick modelled as a sailor in contemporary seaman's costume of 1761.
The sailor wears the typical wide trousers, a long unbuttoned jacket with clearly modelled back flaps, a frilled shirt, neckerchief, tricorn hat and buckled shoes. The right arm is raised and supports a leaf decorated candle socket. The figure stands on a rocaille and floral domed base.
The figure would have probably originally been part of a pair depicting a sailor and his lass. Such a pair by Samuel Siervent, dated 1762, is known. The Cafe family of silversmiths specialised in making candlesticks.
caption: Taperstick | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | tapersticks Treasures of the National Maritime Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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