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Salt Dish
Salt Dish

Salt Dish

Maker (British, 1709 - 1794)
Date1785-1786
Geographic OriginLondon, England
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: H 1 1/2 x Diam 2 3/8 in. (H 3.8 x Diam 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of W. Clark Symington, 1955
Object number55.143B
On View
Not on view
Object NameSalt Dish
Marks and Labels/StampsFour hallmarks on base of each dish are distinct, a fifth mark is faint; should be sovereigns head facing left, which came into use Dec. 1784. Both are marked lightly "7896 k/8".Exhibition History"Newark Stories:Four Newarkers Who Made a Difference ", Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (June 18, 2016 - January 8, 2017).

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