salt cellars
Dining seasoning dispensers
Salt cellars are small containers for holding salt at the table.
Before salt shakers became standard, diners would pinch salt from an open dish—the salt cellar—and sprinkle it on food.
The term persists for decorative or antique table salt containers: She collected Victorian silver salt cellars.
Despite the name, they sit on tables, not in cellars.
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