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Tobacco Grater

Tobacco grater carved with a trophy of drums and flags, and with a coat of arms bearing three fleurs-de-lys, the arms of France. Punched iron grater shows holes in zig-zag, decorative formation.
Length: 22.5 cm.

Place: France

Object Type: tobacco grater

Period: Louis XIV

Actual Date: c. 1712

Century: 18th century

Materials: Wood, Iron

Museum Accession Number: Founders/X.939