Silver meat skewer, by John Pittar

An image of Meat skewer. A simple ring terminal with flared shoulders above the flat, tapering blade. Pittar, John, silversmith, Dublin. Silver, length, overall, 31.9 cm, weight, overall, 68 g, 1789- 1790.

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Meat skewer. A simple ring terminal with flared shoulders above the flat, tapering blade. Pittar, John, silversmith, Dublin. Silver, length, overall, 31.9 cm, weight, overall, 68 g, 1789- 1790.

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Accession Number: M/P.1-1940
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 927 pixels
Image width: 380 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:05:08 11:45:56

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