Saltshaker
- Object Name:
- Saltshaker
- Object ID:
- 1965.017.04 b
- Place of Origin:
- Italy (probably)
- Date:
- 1900
- Description:
- Caster. White earthenware. Cylindrical body with silver cap. Body is decorated with incised and painted floral design. Body is decorated with three yellow shields and rose color in between the shields. In the shields are flowers done in yellow, rose, blue, and green enamel. Flowers within the rose portion are yellow, light blue, white, and green. Shoulder is yellow with rose-color flowers and yellow centers connected with a green vine. Several marks on bottom including incised "605", incised "B", painted in black "D.80;7", and handwritten black "3". Remnants of a red band along the bottom. Silver cap is dome shaped and has twelve slot-shaped perforations.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-4.25 W-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Accession record reads, "From Concord area...pair of salt and pepper, Italian."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth L. Wood
- People:
- Wood, Ruth L.
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