Collection Highlights
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Date:
1870-1879
Object Number:
PR.104.3
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saltcellar
Object Number:
1924.33b
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 4.4 x 8.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, boat-shaped cut-glass saltcellar with scalloped lip and diamond band below.
Gallery Label:
This salt cellar and salt spoon 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.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
