Caster (one of a set of three)
Object type: Caster
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Lewis Mettayer
Artist bio: British, active 1700–died 1740
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1714/15
Medium: Gilded silver
Dimensions: confirmed: 6 5/8 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in., 12.309oz. (16.9 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm, 349g)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession year: 1968