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Nutmeg Grater

1802-1803 (made)
Artist/Maker
E. Robinson and T. Phipps (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Nutmeg grater, silver, made by E. Robinson and T. Phipps, London, 1802-3

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Eating
Object type
Nutmeg grater
Materials and techniques
Silver, with raised, hinged lid and hinged base
Brief description
Nutmeg grater, silver, made by E. Robinson and T. Phipps, London, 1802-3
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.2cm
  • Length: 7.5cm
  • Width: 5.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inside lid: maker TPER for Thomas Phipps and Edward Robinson II, sterling, leopard, duty, date letter G (1802-3); Hinged based: maker, sterling
  • Various other marks scratched on lid
Credit line
Gift of Guy and Rupert Oswald Smith
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.936-1927

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94866/nutmeg-grater-e-robinson-and/
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