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Description: | A cylindrical case with rounded ends and a long cap with a brass rim sliding on an inner brass sleeve to form a case; the opposite end has a screw cap inside which is a perforated grater. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with bunches and sprays of flowers and slight gilt scrolls on a dark blue ground. The case was probably used to hold sticks of cinnamon or other spices.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
needlecase & nutmeg grater made in South Staffordshire, England, Britain, Europe, (1958.484). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.21666 | Go to resource |
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