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Cruet stand

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-181180

Description

Silver stand for salt and pepper shakers has a base shaped liked a figure eight. Each loop of the eight has a circular shell or cage into which one of the shakers can be inserted. The shells are three rings of edge-to-edge circles, one upon the other. Between the two shells rises a post topped by a loop for carrying.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cruet stands
silver (metal)
Stand, Cruet

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2848.1

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