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Salt or Pepper Shaker

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1896

GUSN

GUSN-48000

Description

Square base; urn-shaped body. See also older worksheet in museum file.

Details

Descriptive Terms

saltshakers
pepper shakers
silver (metal)
Silver
SHAKER

Inscription

Struck on base: [Birmingham hallmarks for 1896]

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.75 (H), 1.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.729.1

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