# Pair of casters

- By: Dirk Evert Grave (Amsterdam, 1735–1795)
- Date: 1778
- Medium: silver (metal)
- Classification: strooibus
- Dimensions: height 23.1 cm x diameter 8.2 cm x weight 478 g
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-15757-B--16b0ea9c71e050d39dbcb78f53a119d8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/SdRLW/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The shape and decoration of these sugar casters are derived from Classical antiquity. The holes through which the sugar was sprinkled are cleverly incorporated in the ornamentation of the cap. The sugar was sprinkled over fruit and desserts.