Scottish Sterling Silver Nutmeg Grater, 1784-5
George III Scottish sterling silver nutmeg grater, Edinburgh, 1784-5, of egg form, the interior with removable steel grate, the base featuring incised rooster decoration set below the word 'Courage', total weight 23gm, height 1.77 in.
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
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