Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon
Medium
handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt
Dimensions
2.8 × 12.3 × 6.1 cm
Classification
Silver
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Trideca Society
Accession Number
2000.14.a
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
This small salt dish and spoon reflect the late 19th-century interest in incorporating naturalistic details into the design of useful pieces-in this instance probably inspired by Japanese examples.