One of a pair of salt cellars
Salt Cellar
ca.1570 (made)
ca.1570 (made)
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This is one of a pair of salt cellars or sweetmeat holders made in Italy (probably Venice) in about 1570. This cellar is in gilt bronze with silver embellishments. It represents the figure of Venus, the Roman goddess of love standing above the bowl for the salt and below are Tritons and sea-horses.
Object details
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| Title | One of a pair of salt cellars (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Gilt bronze and silver embellishments |
| Brief description | Salt Cellar, gilt bronze with silver, with Venus and tritons, Italy (Venice?), ca. 1570 |
| Physical description | Salt cellar or sweetmeat holder made of bronze gilt on a triangular plinth with silver embellishments. Supported at the base by three sea horses are three statuettes of Tritons (sea gods) surrounding a central pillar and bearing shells. The Tritons support a shell-shaped bowl from which a figure of Venus rises up. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Object history | Bought from the Soulages Collection for £25 in 1865. |
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| Summary | This is one of a pair of salt cellars or sweetmeat holders made in Italy (probably Venice) in about 1570. This cellar is in gilt bronze with silver embellishments. It represents the figure of Venus, the Roman goddess of love standing above the bowl for the salt and below are Tritons and sea-horses. |
| Associated object | 626-1865 (Set) |
| 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 |
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| Accession number | 625-1865 |
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| Record created | January 4, 2007 |
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