Silversmith: Unknown
Silver and steel; the hollow octagonal handle with pull-off cap containing a nutmeg grater
Silver and steel; the silver handle is of tapering octagonal form which broadens towards the domed pull-off terminal cap. The blade is missing but the steel screw attachment remains at the narrow end of the handle. Inside the handle is a removeable tapering cylindrical nutmeg or tabacco grater.
History note: Howard, John
Bequeathed by Spender George Perceval, 1922
Length: 6.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, Early-Mid#
Circa
1700
-
Circa
1780
Accession number: M/P.2-1922
Primary reference Number: 167093
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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