Pewter sugar caster

An image of Sugar Caster. Pewter, pierced scres-top with collar stud finial, cylindrical body, engraved with coat of arms, height 17.0 cm. Probably French or English c. 1710.

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Sugar Caster. Pewter, pierced scres-top with collar stud finial, cylindrical body, engraved with coat of arms, height 17.0 cm. Probably French or English c. 1710.

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Accession Number: NAV.182-1933
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 85
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 510 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 106.24kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:02:10 17:46:27

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18th Century Date Department English Fitz_AA French Material Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd coat of arms cover crest cylindrical domed domes engraved engraving family crest finial heraldic heraldry lidded lighthouse caster pewter pierced service ware serving piece shield sugar caster sugar shaker tableware

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