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Spice set with a soldier figure

Sigismund Tolckemitt II1729-45

Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka

Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka
Wieliczka, Poland

The spice kit has been preserved with the original spoon, which is held by a soldier figurine. As already in the sixteenth-century rules of table manners, it was stated that salt should not be taken with your fingers, so with time there were teaspoons for scooping salt.

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  • Title: Spice set with a soldier figure
  • Creator: Sigismund Tolckemitt II
  • Date Created: 1729-45
  • Location Created: Elbląg, Poland
Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka

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