Object number
54/649
Description
These are sugar cutters, a domestic utensil for cutting loaf sugar into pieces suitable for table use. They are made of iron, and have a short spike on the outer surface of one of the handles to prevent the knuckles from hitting the table. They are thought to date from the eighteenth century, but their origin or place of use is not known.
Physical description
1 pair of sugar cutters: metal (wrought iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ These sugar cutters are crudely made of iron and are 9.25 inches long. Parallel lines are marked on the flat surface where the jaws hinge and there is a spike 1 inch long on the outer surface of one of the handles to prevent the knuckles from hitting the table. The catch to hold the handles together is intact.'
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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