Salt Cellar

Date1770-1800

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 2 7/16"; Diam (rim): 3 5/16"; Diam (base): 3 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1930-320

DescriptionSalt cellar; bowl shaped with everted molded rim and molded foot ring.
Label TextThese large and usually unmarked bulbous salts probably date from the last decades of the eighteenth century.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceVendor: George McMahon, Boston, Massachusetts.