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Saltcellar

Object Name:
Saltcellar
Object ID:
1957.008.131.4
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1920
Description:
Saltcellar, one of a pair (1957.008.131.3-4). Silver. Open salt with scrolled rim, rounded shallow body, and round domed base. Initials "M.C.E." in large script on side. Stamped on bottom: script "D" within crowned shield, double-struck (for William B. Durgin Co.); "STERLING", in sans-serif letters; and "1", "7", and "4".
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
H-1.4 Dia-2.6 inches
Provenance:
From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. Several items in this bequest were from the Newburyport, MA, and Concord, NH, areas and probably were inherited. This saltcellar engraved "M.C.E.", the initials of the donor, Mary Chesley Emery.
Credit Line:
The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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