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Sugar Caster Caster
This is a caster. It was made by Langlands & Robertson. It is dated 1783 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 24 × 9.2 cm (9 7/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On underside of caster: [1] “IL/IR”, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] Three castles in a shield, impressed (town mark, Newcastle) [3] “R” in a square, impressed (date letter, 1783) [4] Crowned leopard’s head (town mark) [5] Lion passant, impressed (standard mark, England)
Cite this object as
Sugar Caster Caster; Made by Langlands & Robertson; silver; H x diam.: 24 × 9.2 cm (9 7/16 × 3 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson; 1981-13-19-a,b
