The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A silver caster, a vessel with eight flat facets around its entire form, stands on a stepped, octagonal base. The lower body is rounded and wide, tapering upward into a narrower neck that flares out at the top rim. The top remains open, revealing a hollow interior. The metallic surface shows reflective highlights and patches of dark tarnish, especially around the middle and lower sections.

Caster

1719
fabricated by

William Spackman

(British)
England, London, 18th century
silver
Overall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Diameter of base: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Gift in memory of Margaret Quayle Kerruish 1935.30.a
Location: Not on view
  • Foote, Helen. "A Gift in Memory of Margaret Quayle Kerruish." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 22, no. 3 (March 1935): 34-37, 39-42 Mentioned: p. 35; Reproduced p. 42 25137685
  • {{cite web|title=Caster|url=false|author=William Spackman|year=1719|access-date=09 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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