Maker
Unknown American
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Saltcellar
Datec. 1815–1845
Made inUnited States
MediumLead glass
Dimensions2 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (5.7 × 6.4 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.505
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Washington Hall
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
For many years, small pattern molded beaver-style hats were considered to be whimsies. However, contemporary references identify their usage, describing them as hat salts.
Related examples: Toledo (Wilson 1994, pp. 241–43, nos. 302–7); Winterthur (Palmer 1993, p. 263, no. 233); MMA (acc. nos. 1980.502.28, 13.1.14a).
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.
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