Salt dish
Salt
1760-1770 (made)
1760-1770 (made)
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This porcelain salt dish was made in China for the European export market and dates to around 1650. It is decorated with coloured enamels and gilding. The figure's dress and pose would have been considered highly exotic at the time of manufacture.
Object details
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| Title | Salt dish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ceramic and enamels |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, polychrome export |
| Physical description | This salt dish incorporates a kneeling figure wearing a turban, blue robe and red cloak as well as a small tree trunk on which the salt container rests. It is decorated with coloured enamels. Probably copying a Meissen figure modelled by Eherlein of ca. 1746. |
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| Production | label |
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| Summary | This porcelain salt dish was made in China for the European export market and dates to around 1650. It is decorated with coloured enamels and gilding. The figure's dress and pose would have been considered highly exotic at the time of manufacture. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.13-1951 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2007 |
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