Caster ca. 1765 Josephus Pasperger I Sugar was a rare commodity in the eighteenth century and often surrounded by ceremony. The sugar caster, acc. no. 2010.110.59a, b, with its pierced domed lid, forms a matching pair with the mustard pot, 2010.110.60, with its hinged lid and a slot for a ladle. Sets like this one were very rare on the European continent, which may indicate that the goldsmith or patron was familiar with English silver, where these types were more common. Italian and Austrian Baroque architecture clearly inspired the powerful, bulging outline of this vessel. The engraved arms refer to the　family of the Princes of Reuss (Younger Line).LiteratureMarc Rosenberg. Der goldschmiede Merkzeichen. 3rd ed. 4 vols. Frankfurt am Main, 1922-28, no. 9409.Elemér Kőszeghy. Magyarországi ötvösjegyek a középkortól 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, no. 477b maker’s mark; mentioned as being part of the Prince Heinrich Reuss Collection

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Caster ca. 1765 Josephus Pasperger I Sugar was a rare commodity in the eighteenth century and often surrounded by ceremony. The sugar caster, acc. no. 2010.110.59a, b, with its pierced domed lid, forms a matching pair with the mustard pot, 2010.110.60, with its hinged lid and a slot for a ladle. Sets like this one were very rare on the European continent, which may indicate that the goldsmith or patron was familiar with English silver, where these types were more common. Italian and Austrian Baroque architecture clearly inspired the powerful, bulging outline of this vessel. The engraved arms refer to the　family of the Princes of Reuss (Younger Line).LiteratureMarc Rosenberg. Der goldschmiede Merkzeichen. 3rd ed. 4 vols. Frankfurt am Main, 1922-28, no. 9409.Elemér Kőszeghy. Magyarországi ötvösjegyek a középkortól 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, no. 477b maker’s mark; mentioned as being part of the Prince Heinrich Reuss Collection

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