Pair of Salts Cellars with Glass Liners
Dateca. 1800
Possibly by
Joseph Anthony Jr.
1762 - 1814
MediumSilver and glass
DimensionsHeight: 1 7/8”; Rim of Bowl: 3 1/4” x 2 3/8”
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-87,1&2
DescriptionPair of salt cellars with glass liners, each composed of an openwork oval frame pierced with elongated rectangles and pie-crust edges set on four tall legs with pad feet. An impressed band of incised bellflowers frames the top and bottom of the pierced gallery. Its clear glass liners are replacements.Inscription(s)Each engraved "MC" in script capitals on a solid panel in the center of the gallery. Only #1 is scratched with the weight marks of "1 = 12" and "1 12" on the bottom rim.Mark(s)The first of the pair is struck with “IA” in relief within a rounded rectangle on the bottom rim, while the other (2) is unmarked.
