Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Containers (hierarchy name)
5. containers (receptacles)
6. [containers by function or context]
7. culinary containers
8. [containers for serving and consuming food]
9. [vessels for serving and consuming food]
10. condiment vessels
11. casters (vessels)

Anotations

Scope note:

Casters intended primarily for serving ground pepper, particularly in historical and formal usage. Pepper casters are usually of baluster or cylindrical shape, often of silver, other precious material, or porcelain; they have a finely pierced domed cover which was sometimes screwed to the container. They were often part of a set of casters that was positioned upon a special tray at table. For similar items used to sprinkle pepper, but forming one of a set of only two with a saltshaker, particularly in modern usage and when made of more modest materials and intended for daily use in a household or restaurant, use "pepper shakers"; however, usage overlaps.