Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt shakers (pair)
Object Number:
1965.752ab
Date:
1878-1890
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
overall:: 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless frosted pressed glass salt shaker in the form of acid-etched three female faces with a scallop below the chin on a lobed circular base with a pierced metal cover.
Gallery Label:
Known as the three faces pattern, the design was patented by John Ernest Miller in 1878. The face is supposedly that of his wife.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
