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
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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