Grater, Spice
- Object Name:
- Grater, Spice
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.087
- Creator:
- Kedden, Thomas
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- circa 1700
- Description:
- Nutmeg Grater. Silver. Consists of three pieces, including grater/scraper, cover, and cap; there may have originally been a second cap, but if so, lack of collar wear suggests that it was not used with this object for long. The grater is a cylindrical tube, fully perforated except for narrow borders on each side, soldered to a circular disk at its base. Solder mark along one length of tube, as well as additional holes in corners, suggest that the piece was pierced while in a flat state, and subsequently rounded into a tube shape. Cover is also a soldered cylindrical tube. Both ends are open, but there is a divider that is 0.7" from one end, and 1.9" from other end; on this divide is a maker's stamp, "TK", in roman letters, in a rectangular mark that is plain on top but has a single serration on bottom. Cover is fully decorated with engraved angular designs that terminate in raised bands at each end; 1/4" collars extend beyond the bands. One collar scratched in roman numerals, "XIII". Solder mark visible on interior. Cap is a short cylindrical tube, soldered to a slightly bigger disk. Top of cap is engraved with a tulip flower. Scratched on interior are roman numerals "XIII".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-2.75 Dia-0.875 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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