Corkscrew & sheath

Museum number:
7-9202a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21079202a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4190
Description:
(a) Corkscrew, simple; cast brass handle in form of sailing ship “HMS Victory”; iron shank inserted into base of handle; wire helical worm (b) leather sheath for above, “What poor an instrument can do a noble deed (Antony and Cleopatra) printed in gilt on one side, “Arden Forest” on oak leaf on other.
Donor:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Collection place:
England
Collector:
Paul Frank Ziegelmaier
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Corkscrews
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & sheath, accession number 7-9202a,b, described as (a) Corkscrew, simple; cast brass handle in form of sailing ship “HMS Victory”; iron shank inserted into base of handle; wire helical worm (b) leather sheath for above, “What poor an instrument can do a noble deed (Antony and Cleopatra) printed in gilt on one side, “Arden Forest” on oak leaf on other.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corkscrew & sheath, accession number 7-9202a,b, described as (a) Corkscrew, simple; cast brass handle in form of sailing ship “HMS Victory”; iron shank inserted into base of handle; wire helical worm (b) leather sheath for above, “What poor an instrument can do a noble deed (Antony and Cleopatra) printed in gilt on one side, “Arden Forest” on oak leaf on other.

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