Salt Dish

Description:

Small, bail-handled basket with circular, bulbous or bellied body on flared, circular foot; engraved on one side with an armorial device or coat of arms featuring a barred escutcheon with crest of a left-facing collared dog's head above and with motto "NON NOBIS SOLUM" below. Applied beading across bow of handle and below plain rim. Gold washed interior. Underside of rounded bottom is struck with Gorham trademark (right-facing lion passant in clipped-corner square, anchor in rectangle, and gothic or Old English "G" in clipped-corner square) above "1016", "STERLING" and "D", all in incuse serif letters. One of two salts, DL*383725-DL*383726.

Date Made: 1830-18311871

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Rhode Island, Providence

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Credit Line: Bequest of Kate Session Marsh

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.383726Catalog Number: 383726Accession Number: 166645

Object Name: dish, salt

Physical Description: silver (overall material)gold (gilt wash material)Measurements: overall: 2 in x 2 1/8 in; 5.08 cm x 5.3975 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-de55-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300067

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