Spice Box
SilversmithMade by
William Jamieson
(Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1806 - 1841)
Datec.1810
Object NameSpice Box
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall (Height x Diameter): 100 × 70mm
Weight (Weight): 246.79gm
Base (Diameter): 62mm
Weight (Weight): 246.79gm
Base (Diameter): 62mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1977 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDAG000083
Keywords
They ranged from small nutmeg graters to this relatively large and exceptional spice tower which comprises three compartments - for ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon - along with an integral pierced grater within the pull-off cover.
More About Me
The ownership and use of spices from the East became a status symbol, which lead to a variety of personal containers for storage and display.
Exhibitions
c. 1800
