Spice Box and Nutmeg Grater
Pierre Platel
(1664–1719)
about 1714
Medium/TechniqueSilver, the interior gilt, steel
DimensionsOverall: 6.4 x 12.7 x 8.2 cm (2 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/4 in.) Weight: 12 oz 2dwt (379 g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.40a-b
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On viewClassificationsSilver
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ProvenanceProbably made for Sir William Courtenay (1675-1735). March 28, 1995, sold by an anonymous owner at Ader Tajan, Paris, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
