Title: Nutmeg Grater
Object type: Nutmeg Grater
Date: 1705–10
Culture: American
Artist:  William Cowell Sr. 
Artist bio: 1682/83–1736
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver, steel
Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 3/4 in. (6.5 x 1.9 cm); 1 oz. 1 dwt. (31.9 g)
Credit line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Geography: Made in Boston Massachusetts  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY