Pepper Box
Object type: Caster
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Jonathan Otis
Artist bio: 1723–1791
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1750–75
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 5.1 cm); 3 oz. 3 dwt. (97.9 g)
Body: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); 2 oz. 12 dwt. (80.1 g)
Cover: H. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); 12 dwt. (17.8 g)
Geography: Possibly made in|Possibly made in Newport|Middletown   United States|United States  
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Accession year: 1933