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Imagine Gallery, The Living Room, Case 1

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Venice (made)

This is a salt cellar made in Venice, Italy, about 1560. This cellar is in gilt bronze and represents four kneeling figures upholding a sarcophagus shaped vase, the sides of which are engraved with marine subjects. The cover is decorated with trophies.

Object details

Categories	Bronze Sculpture Household Objects
Object type	Salt cellar
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Salt Putti
Title	Salt (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gilt bronze Gilt Bronze
Brief description	Salt cellar, gilt bronze , Venetian, ca. 1560
Physical description	Four kneeling figures uphold a sarcophagus shaped vase, the sides of which are engraved with marine subjects, the cover decorated with trophies.
Dimensions	Height: 45.72cm Width: 188mm
Gallery label	Pass the salt, please Salt was very expensive in the past, so a fancy salt pot could show how rich its owner was. Important people were allowed to sit closest to it for easy seasoning. [Young V&A, Imagine Gallery short object label](2023) 626-1865: Salt Four kneeling figures up hold a sarcophagus shaped vase, the sides of which are engraved with marine subjects, the cover decorated with trophies. Gilt bronze Venetian; about 1560 Soulages collection
Object history	Bought from the Soulages Collection in 1865 for £20.
Subjects depicted	Figures Vase
Summary	This is a salt cellar made in Venice, Italy, about 1560. This cellar is in gilt bronze and represents four kneeling figures upholding a sarcophagus shaped vase, the sides of which are engraved with marine subjects. The cover is decorated with trophies.
Bibliographic reference	Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 53
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	626-1865

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Record created	March 27, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O122352/salt-salt-cellar-unknown/

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