Collection Highlights

The Daughters of Heber Reginald Bishop (Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, and Edith)

Date:

ca. 1895

Object Number:

1905.22

Medium:

Watercolor on ivory

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Object name

Nutmeg grater

Date

ca. 1896

Medium

Iron, wood

Dimensions

Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13.3 cm )

Description

Sheet iron nutmeg grater with turned wood handle; spring-loaded nutmeg grater holder braces nutmeg against sliding grater.

Object Number

INV.7575

Marks

stamped: on nutmeg holder: "THEEDGA/PAT. AUG. 1818/NOV. 10, 1896"

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.