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Salt: NAV.2-1933

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Large pewter salt. Pulley form, with three lugs. Struck initials 'HDT', each in indented border.
Marked with an animal's head beneath two inverted crescents, in a shield: struck four times.

Believed to be a fake. Style of circa 1700

Notes

History note: Antonio F. de Navarro, Broadway, Worcestershire; the donors, his widow, and son

Legal notes

A.F. de Navarro Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933-10) by Navarro, Mary Anderson de, Madame Navarro, J. M. de

Materials used in production

Pewter

Identification numbers

Accession number: NAV.2-1933
Primary reference Number: 125172
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 August 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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