Salt
1728-1729 (made)
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The inconvenience of a central standing salt encouraged the development in the early 17th century of a much smaller receptacle which was placed near the individual plate. This salt cellar is one of a set of four cellars which would have been distributed along the dining table.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver parcel-gilt interior |
| Brief description | Salt (one of a set of four), silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1728-29, mark of Louis Cuny |
| Physical description | One of a set of four salt cellars, silver, the interior gilded, the feet cast and chased, the bowls decorated with applied leaves. The bowl, circular with moulded necking, and decorated with eight vertical leaves, the foot with an ogee moulding enriched with foliage. Engraved with the crest of Sebright. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Edgar Sebright, Bt. |
| Object history | Bequest - Sir Edgar Sebright, Bart Acquisition RF: 18 / 676 |
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| Summary | The inconvenience of a central standing salt encouraged the development in the early 17th century of a much smaller receptacle which was placed near the individual plate. This salt cellar is one of a set of four cellars which would have been distributed along the dining table. |
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| Bibliographic reference | V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 101, pl. 13 - ( records a set of four) |
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| Accession number | M.13-1918 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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