Social History — Late 18th - early 19th century
Cup salt; trencher salt
A cup salt with a plain rounded bowl, thickened rim and sloping angular foot. It has no maker’s marks. This vessel would have been used to contain salt and would have stood on the table during meals.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 8183
- Object name:
- Cup salt; trencher salt
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- late 18th - early 19th century
- Material:
lead alloy, tin alloy, pewter
- Measurements/duration:
- H 40 mm, DM 68 mm, WT 100 g (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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