SALTCELLAR AND SPOON

Creator(s): Henric Lassas (Silversmith)

Currently in storage

About this object

Plain panel, corners cut for a monogram not filled in.

Object name:

SALTCELLAR AND SPOON

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

ca. 1870-1890

Size:

Bowl: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm) Spoon: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.371.3-4

Signature marks:

MARK cellar: 84; crossed anchors; H.L. in [ILL.] letters; spoon: 84; crossed anchor; [transcription] in Cyrillic; plain panel inscribed: "without salt it is not tasty;" "without bread it is not nourishing."

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973