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Salt Shovel

Nehemiah Norcross

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Salt Shovel by Nehemiah Norcross. Black and white image. Silver shovel-shaped object with long handle on flat surface. The shovel part is short with a curved lip. The handle tapers smoothly from the shovel end to the rounded tip. A small ruler-like measuring device under the shovel on the left. A white label on the right reads "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 1934". A piece of paper on the left with numbers. The background is a gray surface.

Artwork Details

Date
1770–1800
Medium
Silver
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 434 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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