Saltcellar

Saltcellar

Public Domain

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
Saltcellar
c. 1815–1845
Lead glass
B.69.505
Saltcellar
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
Saltcellar
c. 1825–1840
Lead glass
B.69.493
scan from file photograph
Saltcellar
c. 1820–1850
Glass
B.69.496
Saltcellar
Saltcellar
c. 1770–1820
Glass
B.78.25
Saltcellar
Jersey Glass Company
Saltcellar
c. 1827–1835
Glass
B.2005.6
Saltcellar
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
Saltcellar
c. 1830–1850
Nonlead glass
B.78.8
Saltcellar (one of a pair)
Saltcellar (one of a pair)
c. 1800–1830
Lead-glazed earthenware (lusterware)
B.70.82.1
Saltcellar (one of a pair)
Saltcellar (one of a pair)
c. 1800–1830
Lead-glazed earthenware (lusterware)
B.70.82.2
scan from file photograph
Chandelier
19th century
Lead glass, soda-lime glass, steel, and mirrored glass
B.58.185
Chandelier (one of a pair)
Chandelier (one of a pair)
c. 1760
Lead glass
B.58.184.2
scan from file photograph
Candelabra (one of a pair)
late 18th century
Lead glass and metal
B.78.3.1
Set of Six Wine Glasses
Set of Six Wine Glasses
c. 1790–1810
Lead glass
B.2002.23.1-.6