Elephant Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Salt- 2022.1.141a and 2022.1.141b

Salt- 2022.1.141a and 2022.1.141b

Name/Title

Elephant Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.141

Description

These ceramic brown elephant salt and pepper shakers have matching seated poses. Their trunks both stick up in the air, but one twists in an "S" shape and the other a "P". The pepper shaker has the cork stopper intact, but the saltshaker has the cork stopper pushed inside. Both are unmarked.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

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

5-11/16 in

Width

3-5/16 in

Weight

4.4 oz

Material

Ceramic