Saltcellar

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Saltcellar

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.583

Description

One of a pair of salt cellars with cut glass tops and silver-plated bases: cup-shaped glass top whose rim is cut with series of quarter rounds with rounded tops and rounded facets at bottom; below are three horizontal lines and then diamond faceting from lines downward; silver-plated base consisting of: reel-shaped pedestal, quarter round, rectangular and flat platform with gadrooned edge and four ball feet; marks on the bottom as follows:rectangle containing "C. BALAINE/No.91/FAUB.- DU TEM.-", rectangle containing "10." and rectangle containing "C.B./(figure of grasshopper)/DOUBLE".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

C. Balaine

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

2-7/16 in

Depth

2-7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in. (8.3 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm)

Material

Silver-plated copper, Glass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Much corrosion on platform. Old repair has 2 staples and holes from a third staple, now gone.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.582 - Saltcellar - Part of set MP.87.580 - Saltcellar - Similar item MP.87.581 - Saltcellar - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note: M.P.87.580-.581 are extremely similar to M.P.87.582-.583. M.P.87.580-.581 have pointed, rather than rounded, segments around their tops and have shorter and wider glass cups than M.P.87.582-.583.

Note Type

General Note

Note

one of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, China Room