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-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of Kate and Silas
Sent: Fri 11/5/2010 9:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Moravian casters
A caster, or a castor , is the equivalent of a modern "salt shaker" - used for a variety of at table enhancement to the food service. The vessel was used to "cast" the enhancements over the food, Casters occur in silver and a variety of other materials. Some are for preparation and some for the table. By extension a variety or set of condiment containers could be called collectively casters. The OED has the best definition and provide the usage through time.
Silas Hurry
HSMC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Branstner " < mbranstn @ILLINOIS. EDU >
To: HISTARCH @ ASU . EDU
Sent: Friday, November 5, 2010 8:43:21 PM
Subject: Moravian casters
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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Mark C. Branstner , RPA
Historic Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
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mbranstn @ illinois . edu
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