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Salt Dish

Maker: Johann Christopher Heyne
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: 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."
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.10.187
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.187.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

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.

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