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Salt Cellar

Date1680-1700

OriginEngland

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 1 11/16"; Diam (base): 2 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1963-143

DescriptionSalt Cellar: Circular; saw-tooth border on upper face of rather narrow rim enclosing hemispherical receptacle for salt; short inward-curving sides flaring to rather broad convex base with a band of gadrooning above a plain moulded edge.Label TextThis salt is an unusual abbreviation of the capstan type. Peal appears to record this touch mark from a bobbin salt of about 1705, but he does not indicate the presence of a device below the initials.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)Touch mark "IB" with device below within a heart within well for salt.ProvenanceVendor: A.H. Isher & Son, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.