Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salts (pair)
Object Number:
1952.416a
Date:
1754/55
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 in. × 3 in. (3.5 × 7.6 cm)
Marks:
engraved: on the base of each: "H P S S" in block letters
stamped: on the base of each: "H. C" in a rectangle, crowned leopard's head in a cartouche, lion passant conforming, "t" in a cartouche
Description:
One of a pair of wrought silver salts; shallow, bowl-shaped bodies curved to applied, flared gadrooned lips; two inscribed rings below each lip; three cabriole legs applied to each with molded pad junctures and molded pad feet; engraved on the base of each, "H P S S" in block letters; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Gallery Label:
These saltcellars were probably made for Philip P. Schuyler (1736-1808) who married Anna Wendell in 1765. The intials engraved on the bases probably belong to their son Herman P. Schuyler (1769-1822) and his wife Mary Schatts (1773-1794). The donor was the great-great grandson of Philip P. Schuyler.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. H. Philip Schuyler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
