The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 13, 2026

An octagonal, dome-shaped silver lid tapers to a tiered knob finial. Patterns of small circular piercings punctuate eight flat facets engraved with stylized flowers and curved leaf shapes. A molded ridge flares at the base above a plain, octagonal band. Tarnish darkens the recessed engravings and pierced holes, highlighting the decorative motifs against the reflective metal surface.

Caster (lid)

1719
fabricated by

William Spackman

(British)
England, London
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.b
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 (lid)|url=false|author=William Spackman|year=1719|access-date=13 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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