A collection of English and Irish silver table wares, 1749 and later, comprising a George III sugar caster, Jabez Daniell & James Mince, London 1768; a George III silver incuse mark tablespoon, Richard Crossley, London 1785; a George III silver incuse mark bright cut dessert spoon, Benjamin Mountigue, London 1785; and a Georg III Irish silver marrow scoop, probably Alexander Richards, Dublin 1749, 210gms total weight
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- Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
- Caster - Casters are so-called because they ?cast? their contents over food. They consist of a container, usually in silver or pewter with a removable perforated top which allows for the sprinkling of condiments such as sugar, pepper and nutmeg.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
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