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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://www.larsdatter.com/saltcellars.htm Saltcellars] ~~with links to~~ pictures of saltcellars from the 13th-16th centuries		* [http://www.larsdatter.com/saltcellars.htm Saltcellars] - pictures of saltcellars from the 13th-16th centuries

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KarenLarsdatter: Added link to larsdatter.com page about saltcellars

2007-09-08T17:30:51Z

Added link to larsdatter.com page about saltcellars

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	The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.		The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.

			== External Links ==
			* [http://www.larsdatter.com/saltcellars.htm Saltcellars] with links to pictures of saltcellars from the 13th-16th centuries

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	A '''saltcellar''' is an open dish used to hold [[salt]]. For the better part of western history, saltcellars were an essential and universal piece of [[tableware]]; oddly, they are now so rare as to be forgotten, replaced by a 19th-century invention, the closed ''saltshaker''.		A '''saltcellar''' is an open dish used to hold [[salt]]. For the better part of western history, saltcellars were an essential and universal piece of [[tableware]]; oddly, they are now so rare as to be forgotten, replaced by a [[19th century\|19th-century]] invention, the closed ''saltshaker''.

	Saltcellars can be as simple as a small [[bowl]], but many beautiful and elaborate saltcellars were developed. [[Salt]] was poured into the saltcellar at the start of the meal, and people would reach into it and get a "pinch of salt" -- literally as much salt as they could pick up between their thumb and forefinger, which they then spread over their food.		Saltcellars can be as simple as a small [[bowl]], but many beautiful and elaborate saltcellars were developed. [[Salt]] was poured into the saltcellar at the start of the meal, and people would reach into it and get a "pinch of salt" -- literally as much salt as they could pick up between their thumb and forefinger, which they then spread over their food.

	In [[medieval]] ~~banquets~~, there were usually one or two very large saltcellars for the whole [[feast]]. The placement of the saltcellars was a kind of social border, with social inferiors seated ''below the salt'' -- further away from the head of the table than the saltcellars; therefore the term came to represent people of lesser quality, such as [[servant]]s, [[journeyman\|journeymen]], or [[apprentice]]s.		In [[medieval]] [[banquet]]s, there were usually one or two very large saltcellars for the whole [[feast]]. The placement of the saltcellars was a kind of social border, with social inferiors seated ''below the salt'' -- further away from the head of the table than the saltcellars; therefore the term came to represent people of lesser quality, such as [[servant]]s, [[journeyman\|journeymen]], or [[apprentice]]s.

	By Victorian and Edwardian times, the trend was to have small (1-2 inch diameter) personal salt cellars at each place setting. These are now highly valued by collectors. Such smaller, personal saltcellars are more suited to an SCA [[feast]] than the large medieval-style ones.		By [[Victorian]] and Edwardian times, the trend was to have small (1-2 inch diameter) personal salt cellars at each place setting. These are now highly valued by collectors. Such smaller, personal saltcellars are more suited to an [[SCA]] [[feast]] than the large medieval-style ones.

	The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.		The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.

User 144 at 23:00, 17 March 2006

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	The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.		The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.
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User 144 at 22:44, 17 March 2006

2006-03-17T22:44:53Z

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	A '''saltcellar''' is an open dish used to hold [[salt]]. For the better part of western history, saltcellars were an essential and universal piece of tableware; oddly, they are now so rare as to be forgotten, replaced by a 19th-century invention, the closed ''saltshaker''.		A '''saltcellar''' is an open dish used to hold [[salt]]. For the better part of western history, saltcellars were an essential and universal piece of [[tableware]]; oddly, they are now so rare as to be forgotten, replaced by a 19th-century invention, the closed ''saltshaker''.

	Saltcellars can be as simple as a small bowl, but many beautiful and elaborate saltcellars were developed. [[Salt]] was poured into the saltcellar at the start of the meal, and people would reach into it and get a "pinch of salt" -- literally as much salt as they could pick up between their thumb and forefinger, which they then spread over their food.		Saltcellars can be as simple as a small [[bowl]], but many beautiful and elaborate saltcellars were developed. [[Salt]] was poured into the saltcellar at the start of the meal, and people would reach into it and get a "pinch of salt" -- literally as much salt as they could pick up between their thumb and forefinger, which they then spread over their food.

	In [[medieval]] banquets, there were usually one or two very large saltcellars for the whole [[feast]]. The placement of the saltcellars was a kind of social border, with social inferiors seated ''below the salt'' -- further away from the head of the table than the saltcellars; therefore the term came to represent people of lesser quality, such as [[servant]]s, [[journeyman\|journeymen]], or [[apprentice]]s.		In [[medieval]] banquets, there were usually one or two very large saltcellars for the whole [[feast]]. The placement of the saltcellars was a kind of social border, with social inferiors seated ''below the salt'' -- further away from the head of the table than the saltcellars; therefore the term came to represent people of lesser quality, such as [[servant]]s, [[journeyman\|journeymen]], or [[apprentice]]s.

Paul Matisz at 19:02, 13 February 2006

2006-02-13T19:02:38Z

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A '''saltcellar''' is an open dish used to hold [[salt]]. For the better part of western history, saltcellars were an essential and universal piece of tableware; oddly, they are now so rare as to be forgotten, replaced by a 19th-century invention, the closed ''saltshaker''.

Saltcellars can be as simple as a small bowl, but many beautiful and elaborate saltcellars were developed. [[Salt]] was poured into the saltcellar at the start of the meal, and people would reach into it and get a "pinch of salt" -- literally as much salt as they could pick up between their thumb and forefinger, which they then spread over their food.

In [[medieval]] banquets, there were usually one or two very large saltcellars for the whole [[feast]]. The placement of the saltcellars was a kind of social border, with social inferiors seated ''below the salt'' -- further away from the head of the table than the saltcellars; therefore the term came to represent people of lesser quality, such as [[servant]]s, [[journeyman|journeymen]], or [[apprentice]]s.

By Victorian and Edwardian times, the trend was to have small (1-2 inch diameter) personal salt cellars at each place setting. These are now highly valued by collectors. Such smaller, personal saltcellars are more suited to an SCA [[feast]] than the large medieval-style ones.

The [[Steeleye Span]] album "Below the Salt" shows a large medieval saltcellar on its cover.