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.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceVendor: George McMahon, Boston, Massachusetts.