Pepper Box
William Breed
ca. 1755
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 2 oz. 17 dwt. (89.1 g) Base: Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm) Body: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); 2 oz. 5 dwt. (70.2 g) Cover: H. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); 12 dwt. (18.9 g)
Classification
Box, caster
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Margaret N. Breck Stone, in memory of the Hall-Mansfield families of New Haven, Connecticut, 1932
Accession Number
33.71.3