Title: Standing Salt
Object type: Salt
Date: ca. 1700
Culture: American
Artist:  John Allen 
Artist bio: 1671/72–1760
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 5 7/16 in. (14.9 x 13.8 cm); 12 oz. 18 dwt. (402.6 g)
Credit line: Gift of Sarah Hayward Draper, 1972
Geography: Made in Boston Massachusetts  United States New England     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY