SC - Re: Nefs
Phyllis Spurr
PSPURR at r03.tdh.state.tx.us
Thu Sep 18 07:01:21 PDT 1997
> On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:11:35 +0000 Erin Kenny <Erin.Kenny at sofkin.ca>
> writes:
> At some times and places in period, salt cellars became wild and
>elaborate
> items, fancy and decorated statues. These were called nefs. They
> frequently had wheels on them so they could be rolled from one end
>of a
> table to another, and they were richly decorated.
>
>Could you tell me a little more about them? What were they made out
>of? How big would they be? This sounds like a project to
>"encourage" on my husband in exchange for some food or clothing!
Am I incorrect in thinking that the nef's deck was usually
partitioned and contained a myriad of spices, not just salt? I
believe that I also read that they had some type of lid that could be
secured.
Just curious....
Phyllis L. Spurr
aka Eowyn ferch Rhys, Elfsea
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