Caster

1775-1850

Measurements

4-3/8 in x 2-1/8 in (dia)

Materials

Glazed white earthenware (creamware)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Bayard Sharp and Hugh R. Sharp Jr.

Accession Number

1977.553

Condition Notes

The base is a restoration that has now discolored.  The body has darkened and displays deep craquelure.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The simple baluster-shaped shaker or caster has a domed top with numerous holes.  A decorative flange separates the top from the body.  The caster stands on a flared base.

The caster may be filled through a hole in the underside of the foot.  A cork, now missing, stops the hole.