Salt Dish

• Artist: Johann Christopher Heyne (Maker)
• Medium: Pewter
• Geographical Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
• Dates: 1754-1780
• Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (8.6 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on inside bottom, partially impressed stamp of a crown atop a rectangle containing "[I.]C.H."
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 19, Shelf O
• Accession Number: 45.10.187
• Image: 45.10.187.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Pewter salt dish. Round bowl bulges out around top half, then tapers into smaller bowl at bottom; stands on cylindrical pedestal with flaring base. CONDITION: Good; top edge bent / misshapen along one side; light scratches and a few dark spots of discoloration around bowl; heavier scratches on inside; pitting, especially around bottom of bowl; small hole in shaft of pedestal.