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Nutmeg grater

Dateca. 1690

Probably by Thomas Kedden

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver

DimensionsL: 2 3/4"; Diam (cover): 15/16"; Diam (base): 7/8"; L (grater): 2 5/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-73,C

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. The maker of this example, tentatively identified as Thomas Kedden, was a prolific maker of small wares, such as nutmeg graters, small boxes, penners, and strainers.
InscribedNone
MarkingsMaker's mark only on underside of body and grater.
ProvenanceMichael Noble (sold at Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 1967; purchased by Garrard & Co. Ltd., London)
Acquired by CWF in 1968.