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Salt and Pepper Server
Accession # 1992.92.6a-c
Maker Napier
Designer Unknown
Title Salt and Pepper Server
Date ca. 1935
Medium Silver-plated brass
Dimensions (a & b) Bowl & Shaker fitted together: 1 7/8 x 2 x 2 in. (4.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm) (c) Spoon: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) length
Marks Impressed on underside of shaker (b) near edge: "NAPIER / SILVER PLATE / PAT PEND"
Credit Line Gift of Mark Isaacson
Location Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf F (Silver)
Description Silver-plated brass salt and pepper server with bowl (a), shaker (b), and spoon (c). Bowl and shaker fit together to form sphere: bottom half is bowl with U-shaped notch in side for spoon; hemispherical shaker is pierced on top with small holes and has solid bottom with screw in cap. Spoon has narrow, tubular handle attached to cylindrical cup that is perforated on one side. Condition: Good, overall light scratching; corrosion on interior of bowl (a) and around cup of spoon (c); rim of cap on shaker (b) is torn such that cap is stuck in place.