Nutmeg Grater with Case

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Nutmeg Grater with Case
Dateearly 19th century
Made inUnited States
MediumPewter
Dimensions3 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. diameter (8.9 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object numberB.60.96.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Murphy Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn the 1700s, some sophisticated colonial Americans served punch, which was a mixture of spirits, fruit juice, sugar, and water with spice, most often nutmeg. A nutmeg grater quickly became an essential part of the punch equipage. This nutmeg grater has a cylindrical case containing a tubular grater.
ProvenanceKatharine Prentis Murphy (1882–1969); given to Miss Ima Hogg, 1960; given to MFAH, by 1966.

Exhibition History"Fill the Other Bowl, Boys!," Texarkana Historical Society, Texas, September 1–October 16, 1993.

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