Artist/Maker William Abdy I (active ca. 1763-1784)

Salt

ca. 1780

Place madeLondon, England, Europe

Silver

Overall: 2 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (5.4 × 6.7 × 13.3 cm)

Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans

1939.134[dup]

Belonged to Catherine Ketchum who married Israel Corse, Jr. in 1846.

DescriptionSilver salt; oval, boat-shaped body on an oval, stepped and molded foot with a beaded band midway; beaded band around the rim; two cast, strap handles applied to the sides; engraved on the center front, "C. K." in gothic script; maker's marks on the footring.

Markingsengraved: center front: "C. K." in gothic script stamped: on the footring: lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "W A" in a rectangle, leopard's head in a shield, date letter illegible.

ClassificationsSILVER