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Pepper Caster
- Designer: George Washington Maher, American, 1864-1926
- Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Company, 1865-present
- Medium: Silver
- Place Made: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Dates: ca. 1912
- Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (10.8 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm)
- Markings: Impressed on bottom: "Martelé / [row of three hallmarks containing lion passant, anchor in shield surmounted by eagle, "G" in Gothic print] / 9584 / ZCA / SPAULDING & CO. CHICAGO"; and hand-etched "142"
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 1993.78.2
- Credit Line: Marie Bernice Bitzer Fund
- Image: Overall, 1993.78.2a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Silver pepper caster; en suite with salt cellar (1993.78.1a-b). Tapering cylindrical form with domed top. Body divided into four panels separated by wide vertical raised bands. Opposing sides with identical decoration: centered entwined initials "EGK" overlaid by symmetrical piercing of four stylized flowers between vertical rows of small holes. Realistic up-turned open flower finial. CONDITION: Very good, light overall scratching.
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