Salt and Pepper Shaker Art II

Salt and pepper shakers come in all kinds of materials, forms and shapes and many people collect them.

To be paired up with salt stems from the 17th century and finds its origin in France at the court of Louis XIV: The French cuisine at that time saw spices as unacceptable, because they masked the original flavor of a dish. Pepper however didn't and since the French were already using salt, pepper was put out on the tables as well. This resulted in the salt and pepper sets we are using today.

Since there is so much variety in the materials used for these sets, any artist who is used to working with materials like wood, metal, and clay, can make them. I even came across a set which was artfully designed from small gourds which were hand painted and sealed with Polyurethane.

Salt and pepper shakers can even be set in stone!