Salt Cellar

William Gale & Son

Caption

William Gale & Son (American, active New York, 1850–1866). Salt Cellar, ca. 1852. Silver and glass, 2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Lauren Stanley Gallery, 1999.50.3a-b.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Salt Cellar

Date

ca. 1852

Medium

Silver and glass

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)

Signatures

not signed

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

on bottom, stamped on rim of silver, in a rectangle. W.G.& S.", On bottom, on opposing rim, in oval "G&S"/ a circle/ in diamond, "1852". Diagram in file.

Credit Line

Gift of Lauren Stanley Gallery

Accession Number

1999.50.3a-b

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