Pewter salt 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 rounded top.
casters (vessels)
saltshakers
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Vessel, Condiment
Caster
Caster
1950.459A
Unknown
United Kingdom
5 1/4 x 2 (HxW), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Bridge
1950.459.1
Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Possibly England (United Kingdom) [country]
Probably Germany
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