Object Detail
Description
toddy lifter, bulb-shaped vessel with a long neck and openings at each end.
The bulbous end is dipped into a punch bowl until full, after which the top end is sealed with a finger to create a vacuum. The lifter is then "lifted out" of the bowl and the drink discharged into a glass.
The bulbous end is dipped into a punch bowl until full, after which the top end is sealed with a finger to create a vacuum. The lifter is then "lifted out" of the bowl and the drink discharged into a glass.
Maker and role
manufacturer: unknown
Production place
England
Production date
circa 1800-1810
Media description
glass
Credit line
bequest of C H (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1862
TJC reference number
6588
