1) Container 2) Container for condiment 
• (n.) Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.
receptacle for table salt, usually made of metal or glass. Salt was taken from it with small spoons. From the Middle Ages until at least the 16th ...
Salt'cel·lar noun [ Middle English saltsaler ; salt + French salière saltcellar, from Latin sal salt. See Salt , and confer Salary .] Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table. 
[n] - a small container for holding salt at the dining table
noun a small container for holding salt at the dining table