salt dish, unknown maker from England, United Kingdom or the United States

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salt dish
salt dish
salt dish
circa 1855–1890
salt dish , circa 1855–1890
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom or United States
Material/technique: silvered blown glass
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 6.7 x 7.6 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 2 5/8 x 3 0.99213 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.2035
On display: Stewart Gallery
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Salt is vital to survival and the scarcity of naturally occurring salt deposits led to it becoming a popular trade commodity. Some of the earliest and most prominent salt trade routes traversed inhospitable landscapes from Morocco, through the Sahara Desert, and on to Timbuktu. Others linked Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean with the Libyan Desert. Salt was so valuable it was used as currency, traded ounce for ounce with gold in parts of Africa.
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Salt is vital to survival and the scarcity of naturally occurring salt deposits led to it becoming a popular trade commodity. Some of the earliest and most prominent salt trade routes traversed inhospitable landscapes from Morocco, through the Sahara Desert, and on to Timbuktu. Others linked Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean with the Libyan Desert. Salt was so valuable it was used as currency, traded ounce for ounce with gold in parts of Africa.

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Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027

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