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Altar cruet with pear-shaped body on stemmed foot, hinged cover with wedge thumb piece, and flat spout.
altar cruets
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Cruet
"V" (scratched)
Unknown
France
5 x 3 1/4 (HxW), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Bridge
1950.464
1800 (Circa)
Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Possibly France
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