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Trencher Salt

(first mark entered 1698)
1699–1700
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); Diameter of foot 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.);
Weight: 45.4 gm (1oz 9 dwt)
Credit LineBequest of Frank Brewer Bemis
Accession number35.1577
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved on underside of each base, F / G S
ProvenanceWalter H. Willson, Ltd., London, purchased by Frank Brewer Bemis, May 27, 1929, Bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1935).
Group shot: 35.1577, 35.1578
Benjamin Bentley
1699–1700
Stirrup cup
Josiah Wedgwood & Thomas Bentley
about 1775
Group shot: 33.92-3
Benjamin Pyne
1702–03
Group shot: 33.92-3
Benjamin Pyne
1702–03
Group shot: 69.1147-8
Benjamin Smith III
1826–27
Benjamin Smith III
1826–27
Soup Tureen
Benjamin Godfrey
about 1732