Dated Nutcracker
Material: Brass Dimensions: Length: 10.7cm / 4 ¼in Place of Origin: England Date: Dated 1700 Maker or Retailer: W. Copham Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This small brass nutcracker was intended to be carried...
Category: Domestic, Food, Drink and Cooking
Named Nutcracker
Material: Brass Dimensions: Length: 11cm / 4 ¼in Place of Origin: England Date: Early 18th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This dainty little brass nutcracker was intended to be carried in the pocket. It is...
Copper Coffee Pot
Material: Copper with tinned interior and wicker-covered handle Dimensions: Height: 27.4cm / 10 ¾in, Width (incl. handle & spout): 26.7cm / 10 ½in Place of Origin: England Date: 1800 – 1820 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation:...
Bronze Posnet
Material: Leaded bronze Dimensions: Bowl diameter: 13.5cm / 5 ¼in, Overall length: 30cm / 11 ¾in, Capacity: 3 pints / 1.7 litres Place of Origin: Possibly Scotland or Northern England Date: Probably 13th – 15th century Maker or...
Footman made from a spit-jack
Material: Brass and wrought iron Dimensions: Length: 48.3cm / 19in, Width: 21cm / 8 ½in, Height: 35.5cm / 14in Place of Origin: England Date: Probably late 18th century (spit-jack dated 1656) Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation:...
Irish Skillet
Material: Copper alloy Dimensions: Diameter of bowl: 20cm / 7 ⅞in Place of Origin: Dublin, Ireland Date: Late 18th century Maker or Retailer: Probably William Hodges Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This three-pint Irish skillet bears the maker’s initials WH....
Beer Coaster
Material: Brass, oak and leather Dimensions: Length: 67cm / 26 ½in, Maximum width: 22.5cm / 9in Place of Origin: England Date: Early 19th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This large, waisted beer coaster has an...
Nuremberg Basin
Material: Brass sheet Dimensions: Diameter: 39.5cm / 15 ½in, Depth: 4.5cm / 1 ¾in Place of Origin: Nuremberg, southern Germany Date: About 1550 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number M.133-1937 Explanation: Brass...
