Salt Cellar

Date1777-1778

Marked by Robert Hennell I (1741 - 1811)

MediumSilver

DimensionsOH: 1 15/16"; OL: 3 1/8"; OW: 2 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Ramsey.

Object number1982-111,2A

DescriptionSalt Cellar: One of a pair of oval open salt cellars: Four short cast legs with ball-and-claw feet support straight-sided oval frame with applied beading at upper rim and narrow bands of bright-cut engraving at top and bottom; sides pierced with horizontal slots with intervening circles, flanking an empty rectangular reserve; fitted oval blue glass liner.
MarkingsMarked in relief on underside of base: 1) sponsor's mark "RH" within an oval [Grimwade 1990 # 2330]; 2) leopard's head crowned; 3) lion passant; and 4) date letter "b" for 1777-78.
ProvenanceEx Coll: Mr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Ramsey; no previous history known.