Charles Robert Ashbee
Salt and Pepper Casters

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Salt and Pepper Casters
DateDesigned c. 1900, made 1905
Made inLondon, England
MediumSilver, amethyst, and quartz
DimensionsEach: 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMargo Grant Walsh Twentieth Century Silver and Metalwork Collection, gift of Margo Grant Walsh
Object number2014.14.1,.2
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceTadema
Exhibition History“Collecting by Design: Silver and Metalwork of the Twentieth Century,” San Francisco Airport Museums, February 5–August 5, 2007.

“Designed by Architects: Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 15–August 3, 2008; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, September 12, 2008–January 25, 2009.
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Brooch
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Silver, amethyst, and garnet
2014.35
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Pair of Jam or Butter Dishes
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Designed c. 1900, made 1905
Sterling silver and carnelian
2014.13.1,.2
Overall.
Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
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1990
Amethyst, rose quartz, hematite, and copper
2002.4063
Brooch 57-C
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1969
Silver-gilt, quartz, and watermelon tourmaline quartz
2002.3906
Salt and Pepper Dishes
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1956–1965
Sterling silver and enamel
2010.1546.1,.2
Pin
Glenda Arentzen
c. 2000
14k yellow gold, 24k gold, palladium, quartz, and rutilated quartz
2010.2019
Tea and Coffee Piazza
Aldo Rossi
Designed 1979–83, made 1985
Sterling silver, glass, brass, enamel, fabric, and quartz
2008.4.1-.6
Salt and Pepper Shaker
David Tisdale
1988
Anodized aluminum and ABS plastic
2001.262.1,.2
Brooch #1365
Earl Pardon
c. 1989
Sterling silver, 14k and 22k gold, enamel, pure silver, abalone shell, ebony, amethyst, and peridot
2002.4005
Brooch #1353
Earl Pardon
1988
Sterling silver, 14k gold, enamel, pure silver, ebony, abalone shell, and amethyst
2002.4004