Nutmeg grater, case and cover

Date1708-1709

Maker Alexander Hudson

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsL: 2 5/8" ; Diam (cover): 15/16"; Diam (base): 7/8"; L (grater): 2 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-72,A&B

DescriptionNutmeg Grater: Flat circular cover with engraved stemmed flower on top and short straight sides fitting over rim of body; tall seamed cylindrical body with engraved leaf repeat and mid-band and flat base; removable seamed cylindrical grater with overall raised perforations and flat base housed within body.Label TextThis nutmeg grater, like most late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century examples, has a cylindrical case with pull-off cover containing a tubular grater. The case is conventionally engraved with medial bands of stylized leaf decoration and its cover with a tulip.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)Fully marked on face of body below cover; maker's mark and lion's head erased on underside of cover and on face of grater.ProvenanceGarrard & Co. Ltd., London