Salt Cellar
Date1690-1710
OriginEngland
MediumPewter
DimensionsOH: 1 7/16"; Diam (body): 2 9/16"; Diam (base): 1 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-22
DescriptionSalt CellarInscribedOwner's initials "AH" stamped inside base.
MarkingsTouch mark "IH" within an ornamented quatrefoil on underside of well for salt.
ProvenancePurchased from Price Glover Incorporated, New York City. Acquired, in part, with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ashbaugh of Springfield, Virginia, in memory of Mrs. Thomas H. Seay.
Exhibition(s)
1670-1685
1690-1710
1680-1700
1680-1700
1674-1695
1710-1740
1770-1810
1740-1770
1770-1800
1740-1770
ca.1780-1798
ca.1795-1819