Salt
1730-1731 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Large numbers of salt cellars were required at the eighteenth century dinner table as each diner had his own salt which was positioned to the side of his place at the table.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt |
| Brief description | Salt cellar, silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1730-31, mark of Paul Crespin. |
| Physical description | Salt, one of a set of four, the interior gilt, the feet cast and chased, the bowl decorated with applied leaves. Circular bowl, the neck enriched with flowers, the bowl decorated with twelve vertical leaves, the foot with an ogee moulding enriched with leaves. Engraved with the crest of Sebright. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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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 | Large numbers of salt cellars were required at the eighteenth century dinner table as each diner had his own salt which was positioned to the side of his place at the table. |
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| Bibliographic reference | V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 103, pl. 43 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.14A-1918 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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