Pepper Box
Object type: Caster
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: William Pollard
Artist bio: 1690–1740
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1725
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (9.2 x 7.5 cm); 2 oz. 14 dwt. (84 g)
Base: Diam. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Body: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); 1 oz. 19 dwt. (61 g)
Cover: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); 15 dwt. (23 g)
Geography: Made in Boston   United States  
Credit line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession year: 1924