Sugar Caster (one of a pair) / Monogrammist CO
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1966/2.6
- Title
- Sugar Caster (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Monogrammist CO
- Artist Nationality
- Dutch
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1739-1742
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Object Creation Date
- 1739
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Netherlands (nation)
- South Holland (province)
- Hague, The (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Netherlands (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- South Holland (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Hague, The (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Régence style
- Dimensions
- 22 cm x 7.2 cm x 7.2 cm (8 11/16 in. x 2 13/16 in. x 2 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- silver
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- sugar caster
- Physical Description
- This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.
- Subject Matter
- This elegantly proportioned sugar caster would have been used by members of a prosperous household to sprinkle sugar into a teacup or onto pastry. The solid form of the body of the caster is lightened by the pierced designs of the lid, which are derived from the Régence style developed in France.
- Secondary Keywords
- casters (vessels)
- condiment vessels
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- design elements
- europe (continent)
- european
- european styles and periods
- geographic and political locations
- metalwork
- netherlands (nation)
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- renaissance-baroque styles and periods
- south holland (province)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for serving and consuming food
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1263 x 959
- File Size
- 105 KB
- Record
- 1966/2.6
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"Sugar Caster (one of a pair); Monogrammist CO." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1966-sl-2.6/1966_2.6.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.