Saltcellar

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Saltcellar
Datec. 1750–1770
Made inEngland
MediumLead glass
Dimensions1 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (3.8 × 7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Robert D. Jameson
Object numberB.89.12
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Pine Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis small dish for serving salt features lion’s masks at the attachment point of the legs, which terminate in paw feet.
Provenance[W. M. Schwind, Jr. Antiques and Fine Art, Yarmouth, Maine]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.

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Saltcellar
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1825–1840
Lead glass
B.69.493
Saltcellar
c. 1815–1845
Lead glass
B.69.505
scan from file photograph
c. 1820–1850
Glass
B.69.496
Saltcellar
c. 1770–1820
Glass
B.78.25
Saltcellar
Jersey Glass Company
c. 1827–1835
Glass
B.2005.6
Saltcellar
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1830–1850
Nonlead glass
B.78.8
Saltcellar (one of a pair)
c. 1800–1830
Lead-glazed earthenware (lusterware)
B.70.82.2
Saltcellar (one of a pair)
c. 1800–1830
Lead-glazed earthenware (lusterware)
B.70.82.1
scan from file photograph
19th century
Lead glass, soda-lime glass, steel, and mirrored glass
B.58.185
Kerosene Lamp
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1860–1880
Lead glass, gilt brass, and marble
B.2022.9.A-.D
Pitcher
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1825–1845
Lead glass
B.2003.5
scan from file photograph
Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
c. 1928
Lead glass
B.77.44.2