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VINAIGRETTE
silver vinaigrette is a small receptacle to contain scented vinegar used by ladies to ward off
faintness. The earliest-known examples in separate form dates from 1492. Such pieces
were popular from the mid 18th century, They were made in innumerable forms and
styles (such as circular, oval, polygonal, heart-shaped or shell-shaped, and in
fantasy forms, such as a shoe, book, watch-case, purse, acorn...) in silver, gold or
porcelain, with a pierced metal grille under the stopper or the securely hinged lid
to cover a sponge saturated with a scented substance.
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The pierced work in the grille is found in many intricate patterns. The vinaigrette was
usually carried loose in a pocket or handbag, but later worn on a fob or suspended by chain from
a bracelet. This silver vinaigrette was made in Birmingham in 1817, silversmith mark JL,
interior and floral grille are gold washed to prevent vinegar corrosion. The dedication on its
external cover is EH to MH.
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