SALTCELLAR, ONE OF FOUR

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The salt cellars show a boy with trumpet riding on a dolphin. The dolphin's head rests on an upturned shell with its tail raised above. The salt holder is a shell resting on the tail of a dolphin.

Object name:

SALTCELLAR, ONE OF FOUR

Made from:

Vermeil

Made in:

Germany

Date made:

20th c.

Size:

11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.294.1

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK on bottom: B & L in script; 800 (silver standard)

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973