Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nutmeg grater/ tobacco shredder
Object Number:
INV.743
Date:
ca. 1675-1775
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 6 3/4 in. (1.3 × 3.5 × 17.1 cm)
Description:
Wood nutmeg grater carved with male figure, basket of tulips and scrolled foliated designs; pierced iron grater inset on opposite side.
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.
