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Salt & pepper casters

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made in Calcutta

Postcard of Salt & pepper casters.
000-100-082-007-C
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Salt & pepper casters

This set of silver salt and pepper casters was made by around 1860 by Hamilton and Co of Calcutta. It is one of the most important surviving sets of colonial Indian casters.

Two of the casters are marked 'S' for salt, one marked 'P' for pepper and one marked 'K' for kayan (today's cayenne pepper).

Colonial Indian casters of such distinctive design are virtually unknown. The workmanship is clearly provincial, lacking the finesse and consistency of sophisticated smiths.


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Online ID: 000-100-082-007-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1961.564 A
Date: Around 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
c. 1860
Material: Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver
Silver. Inscription: On rim of foot: A; elephant; H&C; [illegible tally mark]; on one face: S; on opposite face: a pheon point downwards, with part of the shaft therein
Silver. Inscription: On rim of foot: H&C; A; elephant; [illegible tally mark]; on one face: K; on opposite face: a pheon point downwards, with part of the shaft therein
Silver. Inscription: On rim of foot: H&C; A; elephant; [illegible tally mark]; on one face: P; on opposite face: a pheon point downwards, with part of the shaft therein; on bezel of cover: 1
Silver. Inscription: On rim of foot: H&C; A; elephant; [illegible tally mark]; on one face: S
Dimensions: 89 mm H x 40 mm rim D
89 mm H x 40 mm rim D
89 mm max H x 40 mm rim D
89 mm max H x 40 mm rim D
Body 72 mm H; foot 37 mm D; rim 35 mm D
Body 72 mm H; foot 37 mm D; rim 35 mm D
Body 72 mm H; foot 37 mm D; rim 35 mm D
Body 73 mm H; foot 37 mm D; rim 35 mm D
What: Caster
Caster
Caster
Caster
Cover, caster
Cover, caster
Cover, caster
Cover, caster
Subject:
Who: Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Hamilton and Company (Maker)
Where: India, Calcutta
India, Ccutta
India, Ccutta
India, Ccutta
India, Ccutta
India, Ccutta
India, Ccutta
India, Ccutta
Event:
Description: Colonial Indian silver caster with a tall straight-sided six segment body, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860, engraved 'P' for pepper and with the crest of a pheon point downwards
Mushroom-shaped cover with small ball finial for a Colonial Indian silver caster, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860
Colonial Indian silver caster with a tall straight-sided six segment body, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860, engraved 'K' for kayan and with the crest of a pheon point downwards
Mushroom-shaped cover with small ball finial for a Colonial Indian silver caster, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860
Colonial Indian silver caster with a tall straight-sided six segment body, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860, engraved 'S' for salt on one face
Mushroom-shaped segmented cover with small ball finial for a Colonial Indian silver caster, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860
Colonial Indian silver caster with a tall straight-sided six segment body, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860, engraved 'S' for salt and with the crest of a pheon point downwards
Mushroom-shaped segmented cover with small ball finial for a Colonial Indian silver caster, by Hamilton and Company, Calcutta, c. 1860
References:
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
  • Wilkinson, p. 69 
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