19th-century silver plate cruet with three openings for condiment jars. It has vine, leaf, and fruit motifs throughout its body. It is slightly elevated with small legs designed like leaves and fruits. Its main body has snowflake-shaped perforations. It has a stem and a circular handle adorned with similar fruit and leaf patterns found on its side. In place are three condiment jars made out of molded and stained glass. It has red decorative patterns on its body, rim, and cover. The patterns are repeating and geometric, incorporating various shapes including triangles and diamonds. Its neck, right before its outward spout, has a single red line around it. The jars have a circular spout and are covered with glass stoppers.

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1993	We acquired this object.
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Cruet Set With Condiment Jars (England)

This is a Cruet Set with Condiment Jars. It is dated ca. 1870 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is silverplate, molded and stained glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 29.8 x 19 x 19 cm (11 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Cruet Set With Condiment Jars (England); silverplate, molded and stained glass; H x W x D: 29.8 x 19 x 19 cm (11 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Fund; 1993-47-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Virtue in Vice.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DyEM/
Accession Number 1993-47-1
Object ID 18645537