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English triangular pewter salt

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An image of Salt. Unknown production, England. Triangular pewter salt, with wrigglework. Incised with the initials 'EHC'.  Marked SO in a dotted circle, and struck twice. Pewter, incised, engraved, height, 2.5, cm, circa 1650. Declared fake by the Pewter Society, October 1953. Style of mid 17th century. Collection: Antonio de Navarro Collection.

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Salt. Unknown production, England. Triangular pewter salt, with wrigglework. Incised with the initials 'EHC'. Marked SO in a dotted circle, and struck twice. Pewter, incised, engraved, height, 2.5, cm, circa 1650. Declared fake by the Pewter Society, October 1953. Style of mid 17th century. Collection: Antonio de Navarro Collection.

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  • Accession Number: NAV.52-1933
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 85
  • Camera: NIKON D800
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 761 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 72.60kB
  • Exposure time: 1/100
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2014:02:10 17:42:57

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17th Century _WF_Navarro English engraved engraving Fitz_AA incised initial initialled initials metalwork pewter salt service ware serving piece tableware triangle triangular wrigglework

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