Title: Caster
Object type: Caster
Date: ca. 1840
Culture: American
Artist:  William Forbes 
Artist bio: baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 6 13/16 x 2 3/4 in. (17.3 x 7 cm); 5 oz. 7 dwt. (167.1 g)
Body: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); 4 oz. 7 dwt. (135.3 g)
Cover: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); 1 oz. (31.8 g)
Foot: Diam. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in New York New York  United States Mid-Atlantic     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY