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Cruet frame with five cruets

1770–71
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cruet frame with five cruets
  • Date: 1770–71
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Silver and glass
  • Dimensions: Overall (frame .7) 11 x 6 3/4 in. (27.9 x 17.1 cm);
    Height (bottle .8a, b): 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm);
    Height (shaker .9a, b): 7 in. (17.8 cm);
    Height (shaker .10a, b): 8 in. (20.3 cm);
    Height (cruet .11): 7 in. (17.8 cm);
    Height (cruet .12): 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Frederic Ashton de Peyster, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.33.7–.12
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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