Swordfish Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

Railway Village Museum

Swordfish shakers

Name/Title

Swordfish Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.24

Description

These identical ceramic swordfish shakers were made in Japan. Ceramic tropical and game fish were popular designs and there are diverse species represented in shakers from the 1950s.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Made/Created

Time Period

1950s

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

4-1/4 in

Width

2-3/16 in

Weight

2 oz

Material

Ceramic