Dish, salt (salt cellar)
Nom de l'objet : | Dish, salt (salt cellar) |
Catégorie de l'objet : | 04: T & E for Materials |
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Food Processing T & E |
Matériaux : | glass |
Numéro d'accession : | 979.026.001 |
Description : | Rectangular, glass salt dish with the word 'SALT' printed in raised letters on all four sides. |
Commentaires : | Pressed-glass salt dishes, in both standard and whimsical shapes and in numerous patterns were made by many glasshouses. The salt dishes were made in clear, colored, opalescent and art glass. In the early 20th century, moisture absorbing agents (such as magnesium carbonate) were added to salt and it was no longer sold in blocks, but was finely ground. Salt cellars were replaced with salt shakers somewhere around 1950 |
Établissement : | Scarborough Museum Facebook-Scarborough Museum Twitter-Scarborough Museum |
Ville de l'établissement : | Scarborough |
Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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