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Set of English silver sugar casters, attributed to Nathanial Bullen

Image attached to M.37.3 & A-1961

An image of Sugar casters (set of 3). Lighthouse Caster. With stag emblem. Bullen, Nathanial, silversmith, attributed. Queen Anne Period. 

M.37.1 & A-1961; 
The seamed body with applied girdle; the cover pierced; the borders embossed; the bayonet fittings and finial cast. Height, to top of finial, 17.8 cm, diameter, across base, 7.6 cm, weight, whole, 305 g, 1703-1704. 

M.37.2 & A-1961; 
The seamed body with applied girdle; the cover pierced; the borders embossed; the bayonet fittings and finial cast. Height, to top of finial, 14.5, cm, diameter, base, 5.8 cm, weight, whole, 148 g, 1703-1704. 

M.37.3 & A-1961;
The seamed body with applied girdle; the cover pierced; the borders embossed; the bayonet fittings and finial cast. Height, to top of finial, 14.2 cm, diameter, base, 5.8 cm, weight, whole, 150 g, 1703-1704.

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Sugar casters (set of 3). Lighthouse Caster. With stag emblem. Bullen, Nathanial, silversmith, attributed. Queen Anne Period. M.37.1 & A-1961; The seamed body with applied girdle; the cover pierced; the borders embossed; the bayonet fittings and finial cast. Height, to top of finial, 17.8 cm, diameter, across base, 7.6 cm, weight, whole, 305 g, 1703-1704. M.37.2 & A-1961; The seamed body with applied girdle; the cover pierced; the borders embossed; the bayonet fittings and finial cast. Height, to top of finial, 14.5, cm, diameter, base, 5.8 cm, weight, whole, 148 g, 1703-1704. M.37.3 & A-1961; The seamed body with applied girdle; the cover pierced; the borders embossed; the bayonet fittings and finial cast. Height, to top of finial, 14.2 cm, diameter, base, 5.8 cm, weight, whole, 150 g, 1703-1704.

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  • Accession Number: M.37.1 & A-1961; M.37.1 & B-1961; M.37.1 & C-1961
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 807 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 116.14kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

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18th Century Artist/Maker Date Department English Fitz_AA Material Medium Nathanial Bullen Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Silver Stewart Period Stuart Period Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd cast cylindrical domed domes emblem engraved engraving finial knob lighthouse caster monogram pierced service ware serving piece stags sugar caster sugar shaker tableware

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