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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 65, The Whiteley Galleries

Salt

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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. In the late 18th century, pierced oval shaped cellars on four ball and claw feet or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised
Brief description
Silver, Glasgow hallmarks ca.1750, mark of James Glen
Physical description
Silver, oval with rounded side and slightly spreading lip, two open scroll handles at either end.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.9cm
  • Length: 9.6cm
  • Depth: 5.9cm
  • Weight: 50.9g
Marks and inscriptions
  • Glasgow hallmarks for ca.1750
  • Mark of James Glen (d.1759)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 44 / 434
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. In the late 18th century, pierced oval shaped cellars on four ball and claw feet or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.
Collection
Accession number
M.175-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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