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Salt: NAV.245-1933

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Pewter salt. Truncated cone with central depression. Wrigglework initials WN and 1666 in a shield.
Marked WP 63 in a circle.

Determined a fake by the Pewterer's Society, 1953. The salt is made from new metal, and the mark has been mentioned by others as being a fake. Style of the 17th century

Legal notes

A.F. de Navarro Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Pewter

Techniques used in production

Engraving

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: NAV.245-1933
Primary reference Number: 125467
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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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