Salt
1806-1807 (made)
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This salt is one of a set that represents the top end of the luxury market in terms of materials and design (see also Museum no. M.30-2005). The salts were probably made for the royal goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, who were supplied by the skilled silversmiths and makers Benjamin Smith and Digby Scott. The salts would have been ordered by a wealthy client of high status.
The design is likely to be by the French artist Jean-Jacques Boileau, who was active in England from 1787 to 1851. Rundells began producing silver to his design from about 1803. The Victoria and Albert Museum owns a number of drawings attributed to Boileau and one of these, of a tureen (Museum no. 8390.12), is closely related to the salts in terms of design.
The design is likely to be by the French artist Jean-Jacques Boileau, who was active in England from 1787 to 1851. Rundells began producing silver to his design from about 1803. The Victoria and Albert Museum owns a number of drawings attributed to Boileau and one of these, of a tureen (Museum no. 8390.12), is closely related to the salts in terms of design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt with cast elements |
| Brief description | Salt, silver-gilt, mark of Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith II, probably designed by J.J. Boileau, London, 1806-7 |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt circular salt (one of a pair) on three paw feet surmounted by sphinxes , raised on a tri-form base with Greek key borders and supported on ball feet. The everted rim applied with a band of anthemium, the base engraved with a crest (unidentified). |
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| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2005 |
| Object history | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2005 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This salt is one of a set that represents the top end of the luxury market in terms of materials and design (see also Museum no. M.30-2005). The salts were probably made for the royal goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, who were supplied by the skilled silversmiths and makers Benjamin Smith and Digby Scott. The salts would have been ordered by a wealthy client of high status. The design is likely to be by the French artist Jean-Jacques Boileau, who was active in England from 1787 to 1851. Rundells began producing silver to his design from about 1803. The Victoria and Albert Museum owns a number of drawings attributed to Boileau and one of these, of a tureen (Museum no. 8390.12), is closely related to the salts in terms of design. |
| Associated object | M.30-2005 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.29-2005 |
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| Record created | October 20, 2005 |
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