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Salt Cellar

1542 (made)
Artist/Maker
Colin Nouailher (made)
Place of origin
Limoges (made)

Scenes from the story of Hercules, hexagonal, painted in enamels on copper, Colin Nouailher, Limoges, France, 1542. One of a pair.


Object details

Categories
Enamels
Myths & Legends
Object type
salt cellar
Materials and techniques
Painted in enamels on copper
Brief description
Scenes from the story of Hercules, hexagonal, painted in enamels on copper, Colin Nouailher, Limoges, France, 1542. One of a pair.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm (Note: Measured)
  • Corner to corner width: 11cm (Note: Measured)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HERCULES', gilded (In well at top of salt, surrounding profile bust of Hercules)
  • 'LABELLE DIANIRA', gilded (In well under the salt, surrounding the profile bust of Dianira)
  • '1542', gilded (Within a small frame above Hercules extended hand in bedroom scene)
Object history
Purchased from Bernal Collection
Subject depicted
Hercules
Associated object
2053-1855 (Pair)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
2053A-1855

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1510028/salt-cellar-colin-nouailher/
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