Art Institute of Chicago
Pair of Casters
Attributed to Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758)
- Date
- 1740–50
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Boston
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
These casters, which may have originally been two in a set of three, were used for spice and mustard. A larger, matching caster would have held sugar. The pair was designed in a baluster shape, which became a popular Rococo form. The flared bases and decorative pierced work on the tops indicate the Rococo ornament was fashionable before midcentury.
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- Object type
- AAT300411548
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