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Saltcellar
Object/Artifact
Saltcellar / Master Salt. A deep basket on each side is filled with flowers including five-petaled blossom. A ten-petaled blossom or rosette is on each side of the basket. Scrolls and leaves on the feet and rim combine into sprigs that resemble Princess Feather. The pattern on both ends combines ram's horn. Lacey pattern.
2022.41.026
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
1830 - 1840
Boston
Massachusetts
United States of America
North America
2-1/8 in
1-3/4 in
3 in
Glass
"A Guide to Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates, and Salts" by Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser, #1447