Salt
Object type: Salt
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Thomas Shields
Artist bio: 1742–1819
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1765–85
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (3.5 x 7 cm); 2 oz. 11 dwt. (79 g)
Geography: Made in Philadelphia   United States  
Credit line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession year: 1924