Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nutmeg grater
Object name
Nutmeg grater
Date
ca. 1675-1775
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Iron nutmeg grater with pierced iron grater and small bowl or nutmeg receptical at top; foliate motifs and mask-like male faces chased on lid and opposite side; mounted figure engraved at center of lid which hinges on iron pin at base; quiver, arrow, and bow engraved on reverse of lid.
Object Number
INV.748
Marks
written: on inside of lid: "2251"
Bibliography
Krohn, Deborah, Peter Miller, and Marybeth De Filippis, eds., "Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick." New York: Bard Graduate Center, New-York Historical Society, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 304
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
