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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Salt Cellar

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt cellar in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Trefoil-shaped formed by three cups.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Salt cellar in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, made at Faquez, Lamoninary and Vanier's porcelain factory, Valenciennes, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Salt cellar in hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Trefoil-shaped formed by three cups.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Width: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'FLV' (in monogram painted in blue enamel)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.436-1922

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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