Pepper Shaker
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silverplated metal
DATES
Patented 1928
DIMENSIONS
4 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (11.7 x 6.7 x 6 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Stamped on bottom: "E. & J. B."; lightly incised "A + L [? possibly 'M']"
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.102.2
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Art Deco style pepper shaker of silver-plated metal, en suite with salt shaker (1999.102.1). Tall, narrow pyramid form raised on three feet of V-shaped strip of metal at each corner. Applied decoration of low triangular band that slopes down from left to right applied to each face of pyramid along bottom edge. Holes pierced on each face at top (holes are smaller than on salt shaker). Round opening with screw cap in center of base.
CONDITION: Good; light scratching overall and a few tiny pockmarks; one spot of discoloration on one side.
CAPTION
Elsa Tennhardt (American, born Germany, 1899–1980). Pepper Shaker, Patented 1928. Silverplated metal, 4 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (11.7 x 6.7 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1999.102.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1999.102.1_1999.102.2_view2_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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