Pepper Pot
1840-1870 (made)
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Casters such as this are also known as muffineers, as they were used to sprinkle seasonings such as sugar, pepper or cinnamon onto muffins. This caster has traces of pepper inside it. The lack of grain suggests that the caster is made from a tropical nut wood. (KH 1995)
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood and ivory |
| Brief description | Pepper pot in turned wood, probably cherrywood. English, 1840-70. |
| Physical description | Pepper pot in turned wood, probably cherrywood. Perforated domed top, fitted with a small button finial of ivory. Vasiform body with a projecting rim, and a domed and terraced foot. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr R. P. Bedford |
| Object history | The donor, Mr R.P. Bedford, was a curator at the V&A in the earlier part of the 20th century, Department of Architecture |
| Summary | Casters such as this are also known as muffineers, as they were used to sprinkle seasonings such as sugar, pepper or cinnamon onto muffins. This caster has traces of pepper inside it. The lack of grain suggests that the caster is made from a tropical nut wood. (KH 1995) |
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| Accession number | W.2:1-1941 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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