Pewter salt cellar, by William Pettiver

An image of Salt. Pettiver, William (English). Pewter salt cellar. Capstan type, circular with a broad foot. With a pedestal and cup top. Marked "WP, 63" in a circle. Pewter, height, 7.8 cm, 1663. Collection: Antonio de Navarro Collection. Notes: Possibly a fake, as the mark is known to appear on fake pieces. The surfaces are suspicious as they are very smooth.

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Salt. Pettiver, William (English). Pewter salt cellar. Capstan type, circular with a broad foot. With a pedestal and cup top. Marked "WP, 63" in a circle. Pewter, height, 7.8 cm, 1663. Collection: Antonio de Navarro Collection. Notes: Possibly a fake, as the mark is known to appear on fake pieces. The surfaces are suspicious as they are very smooth.

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Accession Number: NAV.180-1933
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 85
Camera: NIKON D800
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 883 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 74.07kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:02:10 17:35:38

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17th Century _WF_Navarro capstan type English Fitz_AA metalwork pedestal pewter salt salt cellar salt-cellar saltcellar service ware serving piece tableware William Pettiver

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