Pepper Caster
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
George Washington Maher American, 1864–1926; Gorham Manufacturing Company 1865–1961. Pepper Caster, ca. 1912. Silver, 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (10.8 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Marie Bernice Bitzer Fund, 1993.78.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1993.78.2a-b.jpg)
Designer
Title
Pepper Caster
Date
ca. 1912
Geography
Place made: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Medium
Silver
Classification
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (10.8 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm)
Markings
Impressed on bottom: "Martelé / [row of three hallmarks containing lion passant, anchor in shield surmounted by eagle, "G" in Gothic print] / 9584 / ZCA / SPAULDING & CO. CHICAGO"; and hand-etched "142"
Credit Line
Marie Bernice Bitzer Fund
Accession Number
1993.78.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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