Salt shaker

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Object Name: 
Salt shaker
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
84.4.357
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8 cm, W: 3.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1925-1935
Credit Line: 
Gift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees
Primary Description: 
Opaque white non-lead glass; pressed. Rectangular shape with form of a 1920's or 1930's "Moniter top" refrigerator, standing on four feet; door molded on one side; metal screw-on cap looks like refrigerator motor; hole in base for salt. Cork stopper is modern.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees Collection, Former Collection
Webster, Elizabeth Voorhees, Source
Color: 
opaque white
Technique: 
pressing