Salt Shaker

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Description:

Small, individual-sized, plain cylindrical pepper shaker with low-domed, screw-on perforated cover. Stamped incuse on underside of slightly concave bottom "KEENE / STERLING / NEW YORK" in sans serif letters. One of four shakers, DL*306994.0052-.0055, recorded as three salts and one pepper.

Maker is Keene of New York.

Date Made: ca 1920-1950

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. C. Malcolm Watkins

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.306994.0052Catalog Number: 306994.0052Accession Number: 306994

Object Name: shaker, pepperObject Type: Shaker

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 3.175 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-0bbc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_306489

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