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A Charming 18th century egg shape silver nutmeg grater. The body is plain and the threaded lid opens to reveal pull out steel grater. Hallmarked are inside the lid.
A nutmeg grater is a device used to grate a nutmeg seed. Nutmeg graters are normally metal, cylindrical or half-cylindrical, the surface perforated with small rasped holes. The nutmeg is passed over the surface to grate. The grater may be combined with a compartment for storing the nutmeg seed between uses.
In the late 17th century nutmeg and nutmeg graters became associated with drinking punch, at that time a fashionable alcoholic beverage. Through the 18th century it was the fashion for men to carry nutmeg in a pocket-sized silver container equipped with a grater in order to add freshly grated nutmeg to punch.
Dimensions
Length 1.5 inches, 3.81 cmStock number
W239x24The BADA Standard
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- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
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