Nutmeg Grater/Tabacco Shredder
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Title
Nutmeg Grater/Tabacco Shredder
Subject
New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Dutch Americans
Economic history--1600-1750
Description
Wood nutmeg grater carved with male figure, basket of tulips and scrolled foliated designs; pierced iron grater inset on opposite side. This item from New Netherland illustrates that the settlement traded for spices not native to the area.
Source
The New-York Historical Society
Date
ca. 1675-1775
Contributor
Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
Rights
Public Domain
Format
JPG
Coverage
New Netherland (1609 - 1664)
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
Overall: 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 6 3/4 in. (1.3 × 3.5 × 17.1 cm)
Materials
Wood and metal
Citation
Nutmeg Grater/Tabacco Shredder, ca. 1675-1775. From Luce Center, Museum Collections, The New-York Historical Society. http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/nutmeg-gratertobacco-shredder. (accessed November 2016).
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Citation
“Nutmeg Grater/Tabacco Shredder,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/8.
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