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Nutmeg Grater

1801-1802 (made)
Artist/Maker
E. Robinson and T. Phipps (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Silver, lozenge shaped box engraved with crest. Inside the box is nutmeg grater and compartment below.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Eating
Object type
Nutmeg grater
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Engraved
Brief description
Nutmeg grater, silver, made by E. Robinson and T. Phipps, London, 1801-2
Physical description
Silver, lozenge shaped box engraved with crest. Inside the box is nutmeg grater and compartment below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.1cm
  • Width: 2.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • J Phipps and E Robinson
  • Crest
  • The top of the grater is engraved with the crest of Farrant of London and Kent
Credit line
Gift of Guy and Rupert Oswald Smith
Object history
Acquisition RF: 27 / 8516
Bequest - Guy and Rupert Oswald Smith
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.953-1927

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94365/nutmeg-grater-e-robinson-and/
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