Beehive Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Broken- 2022.1.25a and Intact- 2022.1.25b

Broken- 2022.1.25a and Intact- 2022.1.25b

Name/Title

Beehive Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.25

Description

These hand-painted beehive (sometimes referred to as "honeycomb") ceramic shakers were made in Japan. Possibly, Marutomoware.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1939

Place

Country

Japan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Bases

Transcription

Japan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Set, Salt and Pepper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Service Sets

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Of individual shaker

Height

2 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Weight

1 oz

Material

Ceramic