Manufacturer

Unidentified maker

Material

wood

Dimensions

Overall: 2 × 2 × 7 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 17.8 cm)

Creation Date

1775 – 1875

Description

Wooden Bishop's head screw press nutcracker; grotesque image of an overweight man smirking, wearing a bishop's hat; underside carved out to hold the nut; geometrically carved screw handle is threaded and inserted through the neck into the carved interior to break the nut.

Provenance

Collection of New-York Historical Society

Kitchen Artifact ID

Z.1813ab