Caster
Object type: Caster
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Samuel Johnson
Artist bio: 1720–1796
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1780–96
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (9.5 x 4.9 cm); 3 oz. 5 dwt. (100.3 g)
Foot: Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Body: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); 2 oz. 17 dwt. (87.9 g)
Cover: H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); 8 dwt. (12.4 g)
Geography: Made in New York   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. J. Amory Haskell, in memory of the families of John L. Riker and Jonathan Amory Haskell, 1940
Accession year: 1940