Title: Caster
Object type: Caster
Date: ca. 1780
Culture: American
Artist:  Nathaniel Helme 
Artist bio: 1761–1789
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm); 4 oz. 9 dwt. (139 g)
Foot: Diam. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Body: 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (7.9 x 4.9 cm); 3 oz. 2 dwt. (96 g)
Cover: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); 1 oz. 8 dwt. (43 g)
Credit line: Gift of Elizabeth S. Gilbert, 1939
Geography: Made in South Kingstown Rhode Island  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY