George II sterling silver nutmeg grater, marked, Edwin Medycott,…
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George II sterling silver nutmeg grater, marked, Edwin Medycott, working London c.1748, of cylindrical form, with engraved stag crest for John Maxwell M.P 1st Baron of Farnham, County Cavan, Ireland, the cover removable for pull out grater, with stepped circular base, total weight 40gm, height 6.2 cm. Provenance: collection of the late Fredric Sinfield, Sydney NSW, 1938 - 2008
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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.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
- George Ii - George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death in 1760.
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