Sugar sifter
James Dixon and Son
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
1900 - 1930
Materials
Pewter
Place of origin
Sheffield
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608874.3
Summary
One of four graduated pewter sugar sifters/castors, each with pierced screw domed top or lid, baluster/urn shaped bodies and everted feet. Manufactured between 1900 and 1930 by James Dixon and Son of Sheffield.
Provenance
Norris collection. A bequest to the National Trust from the Norris collection, November 1991.
Marks and inscriptions
James Dixon and Son, Sheffield (stamped on base of one)
Makers and roles
James Dixon and Son