Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
This small salt dish and spoon reflect the late 19th-century interest in incorporating naturalistic details into the design of useful pieces-in this instance probably inspired by Japanese examples.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
161463
label
Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
161463
contentType
object
title
Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon
description
This small salt dish and spoon reflect the late 19th-century interest in incorporating naturalistic details into the design of useful pieces-in this instance probably inspired by Japanese examples.
date
1884
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79984200
creators
17734
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2.8 x 12.3 x 6.1 cm (1 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
cul
America, Rhode Island, Providence, 19th century
accession
2000.14.a
Source extras
tec
handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt
tombstone
Seashell Salt with Shell and Crab Spoon, 1884. Gorham Manufacturing Company (America, est. 1831). Handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt; overall: 2.8 x 12.3 x 6.1 cm (1 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Trideca Society, 2000.14.a
collection
Decorative Arts
creditline
Gift of the Trideca Society
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:23:52.098000
sourceId
161463
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
handwrought sterling silver, partially gilt
creatorTags
gender unknown
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
6c2847c154e399da