Pear Salt and Pepper Shakers

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

2022.1.131a and 2022.1.131b

2022.1.131a and 2022.1.131b

Name/Title

Pear Salt and Pepper Shakers

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.131

Description

Matching ceramic pear-shaped shakers. Each is marked with "PY" in an oval on their base. Both have rubber stoppers intact. They manufacturer is unknown other than that PY ceramics are made in Japan.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Made/Created

Time Period

mid-20th century

Place

Country

Japan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Bases

Transcription

PY

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

3-1/2 in

Width

2-13/16 in

Weight

2.4 oz

Material

Ceramic