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Salt Cellar

Date1690-1710

OriginEngland

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 1 7/16"; Diam (body): 2 9/16"; Diam (base): 1 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1978-22

DescriptionSalt CellarInscription(s)Owner's initials "AH" stamped inside base.Mark(s)Touch mark "IH" within an ornamented quatrefoil on underside of well for salt.ProvenancePurchased from Price Glover Incorporated, New York City. Acquired, in part, with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ashbaugh of Springfield, Virginia, in memory of Mrs. Thomas H. Seay.