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Caster

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1775-1800

GUSN

GUSN-2495

Description

Brass caster with a domed, perforated top with a finial above a baluster shaped body (like a pepper shaker) of Geogian style.

Details

Descriptive Terms

casters (vessels)
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
Brass
Perforated
Georgian
Cast
Caster

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United Kingdom

Dimensions

6 x 2 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.521

Places

England (United Kingdom) [country]

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