Artist/Maker
Unidentified maker
Possible source
Elie Nadelman
(American, 1882 – 1946)
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Place madeEngland, Europe
Wood
Overall: 2 × 2 × 7 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 17.8 cm)
Z.1813ab
DescriptionWooden Bishop's head screw press nutcracker; groteseque 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.ClassificationsHOUSEHOLD TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
