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Pair of salt and pepper shakers
Pair of salt and pepper shakers

Pair of salt and pepper shakers

about 1930–40
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueBakelite (plastic)
DimensionsOverall (each): 9.5 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Betsy and Jonathan Woodman
Accession number2010.488.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Collections
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; by about 2000, Liz Courtney, Newburyport, MA; about 2000, sold by Courtney to Betsy Woodman, Newburyport, MA; 2010, gift of Woodman to the MFA.
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