Bell salt
1614–15
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver gilt
DimensionsH. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); W. 10.1 cm (4 in.); Weight 260.5 gm (8 oz 7 dwt)
Credit LineBequest of Frank Brewer Bemis
Accession number35.1556
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceDavies Gilbert, Trelissick [see note 1]; William Bruford & Sons, Exeter; By 1925, with William E. Godfrey, New York; June 20, 1925, sold by William E. Godfrey to Frank Brewer Bemis [see note 2]; 1935, gift of Frank Brewer Bemis to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1935)
Notes:
[1] This provenance has not been verified and is based on Mr. Brewer's documentation in the MFA curatorial file. According to Brewer's description, the bell salt was in the Gilbert family for generations and kept at their Cornish Estate, Trelissick. [2] See original receipt in MFA curatorial files.
Notes:
[1] This provenance has not been verified and is based on Mr. Brewer's documentation in the MFA curatorial file. According to Brewer's description, the bell salt was in the Gilbert family for generations and kept at their Cornish Estate, Trelissick. [2] See original receipt in MFA curatorial files.
