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Salt Box

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-59737

Description

Red stained, rectangular salt box with an arched back, a hole for hanging, and a hinged lid.

Details

Descriptive Terms

salt boxes (containers)
Box, Food Storage
Box, Salt
Box, Salt

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 x 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3242

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