pepper shaker

Object NamePepper Caster with Cap

Made FromLead Glass, Silver

Dateabout 1800

Place MadeEngland

TechniqueBlown, Cut, Ground, Polished, Engraved

SizeOverall H: 15.9 cm

Accession Number62.2.6 B

Credit LineGift of Miss M. G. Deavenport

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown and cut. (a) Tall, cylindrical form, with ground short cylindrical neck; rounded shoulder above a panel-cut, bell-shaped section; a band of cut nailhead diamonds above a panel-cut cylindrical section; polished flat base. (b) Double-domed form with three bands of tiny keyhole piercing and engraved arcades; reeded circular top, with the foot of an urn finial; sharp flange below; reeded collar; hallmarks: king's head right, lion passant, and date-letter "M"; maker's mark erased.
Provenance

Former Collection M. G. Deavenport - 1962