caster
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
ca. 1690 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Nelme, Anthony (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silver
- Museum number:
M.27A/1-1982
- Gallery location:
Silver, room 65, case 9, shelf 1
Physical description
Caster, of a set of three
Place of Origin
London, England (made)
Date
ca. 1690 (made)
Artist/maker
Nelme, Anthony (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Silver
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved on the side with the arms of Thomas Whitby of Haywood Abbey, Staffordshire (d. 1711), and of his wife Mary; their joint initials, W over TM, appear on the base.
Town mark: London
Descriptive line
Silver, English (London), ca 1690, mark of Anthony Nelme.
Labels and date
SET OF THREE CASTERS
London, around 1690
Mark of Anthony Nelme
Engraved on the side with the arms of Thomas Whitby of Haywood Abbey, Staffordshire (d. 1711), and of his wife Mary; their joint initials, W over TM, appear on the base. The large caster is for sugar, and the smaller pair for pepper and dry mustard. The piercing on the cover of the mustard caster is partially covered to control the flow.
M.27-C-1982 [1990]
Collection code
MET

