Hi, castors are sugar shakers, and have a perforated top.  They are
generally larger than salt or pepper shakers, and were in use much earlier.
Olive Jones



From:       Michael Bathrick <[log in to unmask]>
To:         [log in to unmask]
Date:       11/06/2010 10:58 PM
Subject:    Re: Moravian casters
Sent by:    HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>



Possibly a cruet?

Mike

On 11/5/2010 8:55 PM, Justin Rego wrote:
> Hey!
>
> Could it just be a colloquial term for cast ceramic objects?
>
> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Mark
Branstner<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Just got back from a ceramics exhibition in Milwaukee that focused on
>> Moravian ceramics from North Carolina ...
>>
>> Very, very good exhibition of slip-decorated and cast objects, including
>> all those really great figural bottles!
>>
>> My question is this ... Some of the smaller ceramic figures were
described
>> as "casters" ... What the heck is a caster? A quick internet search
found
>> nothing relevant.
>>
>> Thanks, Mark
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