Pepper Caster
Object type: Caster
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: William Jones
Artist bio: 1694/95–1730
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1720–30
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (9.5 x 7.9 cm); 3 oz. 10 dwt. (108.4 g)
Lip: Diam. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Base: Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Body: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); 2 oz. 15 dwt. (85.3 g)
Cover: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); 15 dwt. (23.1 g)
Geography: Made in Marblehead   United States  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1943
Accession year: 1943