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Pewter pepper shaker (one of a pair of pewter salt and pepper shakers); holes on top and sides arranged in two diamond-shaped patterns separated by a vertical line of holes; fillets around base, mid-section and under holes; acorn finial on pointed top.
pepper shakers
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Vessel, Condiment
Caster
Caster, Pepper
Caster, Pepper
1950.459B
Unknown
United Kingdom
5 1/4 x 2 (HxW), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift from mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Bridge
1950.459.2
Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Possibly England (United Kingdom) [country]
Probably Germany
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