Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saltcellar
Object name
Saltcellar
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Silver, glass
Dimensions
Overall (saltcellar): 1 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (4.4 x 8.6 x 6 cm)
Part (stand): 1 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (3.8 x 9.8 x
Description
Silver and cut-glass saltcellar; rectangular, boat-shaped cut-glass saltcellar with a scalloped lip and diamond band below; set into a rectangular silver stand with four legs applied to a silver tray; rectangular tray with a square depression in the center to hold the base of the saltcellar, raised to an applied gadrooned rim; four circular feet on the base; no maker's mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number
1924.34bc
Gallery Label
This set of salt cellars and salt spoons belonged to Anna Floyd, daughter of General William Floyd of the Revolutionary War and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Anna Floyd married George Clinton in 1808.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.