Object number
56/367
Exhibition
Description
This small circular salt pot was used in the servant's hall of a house in Surrey, for storing salt.
Physical description
salt pot: pewter
Label Text
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>Preserving salt // Domestic salt needs to be stored. This simple pot was designed for table use. This salt box is a copy of one collected by an American called Lavinia Smith. She also owned this mysterious bottle filled with salt and scraps of cloth. It is thought to be a traditional marriage gift, symbolising durability and fidelity. // <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">MERL 56/367, 51/1298</I></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2739.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2740.tif - High resolution image
