Nutcracker (fragment)
Manufacturer
Unidentified makerMaterial
woodDimensions
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 13.7 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm )Creation Date
1750 – 1850Description
Wooden head of a man in a tricorn hat mounted on a rectangular post with decorative carving; the post is pierced with a rectangular hole with a screw through it; the jaw of the man, which would have been the hinged part of the nut cracker, is missing.Provenance
Collection of New-York Historical Society
Kitchen Artifact ID
Z.2880