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Trencher Salt
Marked by: Benjamin Bentley (first mark entered 1698)
English (London)
1699–1700
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Metal
Dimensions
H. 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.);
Weight: 45.4 gm (1oz 9 dwt)
Weight: 45.4 gm (1oz 9 dwt)
Credit Line
Bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis
Accession Number35.1578
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionEach spool-shaped body, raised from a single piece of thin sheet, has a spreading base and a band of chased gadrooning around the foot. The circular well at the top is surrounded by a similar band of chased gadrooning. The salts are worn overall, and several cracks have been repaired.
Marks
In bowl of each salt, maker's mark BE (Grimwade 155); Britannia; date letter possibly d; lion's head erased.
InscriptionsEngraved on underside of each base, F / G S
ProvenanceWalter H. Willson, Ltd., London, purchased by Frank Brewer Bemis, May 27, 1929, Bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1935).