Title: Nutmeg grater
Object type: Nutmeg grater
Date: ca. 1690
Medium: Cowrie shell, silver
Dimensions: L. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY