nutmeg grater



nutmeg grater

Summary

An egg-shaped box with a screw top lid in a plain brass mount with a perforated grater. Enamel on metal and painted in blue with brown markings to resemble a bird's egg, the top is decorated with a circular panel on which is the inscription in black 'A FRIEND'S GIFT' with a running border of tiny brown leaves.


Object Name

nutmeg grater

Dimensions

object: 4.5cm

accession number

1958.482

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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