Salt Cellar
ca. 1547-1559 (made)
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Inlaid earthenware. Formed by a sexagonal pedestal with an opening in each panel, through which are discernible three youthful figures with their arms interlaced. The base consists of lions' heads alternating with classic busts, and joined by festoon. The surface inlaid with arabesques and other devices in brown on a pale yellow or cream coloured ground, the festoons touched with green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed fine earthenware |
| Brief description | Salt cellar with the crescents of Diane de Poitiers, lead-glazed fine earthenware, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris region, ca. 1547-59 |
| Physical description | Inlaid earthenware. Formed by a sexagonal pedestal with an opening in each panel, through which are discernible three youthful figures with their arms interlaced. The base consists of lions' heads alternating with classic busts, and joined by festoon. The surface inlaid with arabesques and other devices in brown on a pale yellow or cream coloured ground, the festoons touched with green. |
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| Object history | Inlaid earthenware. Formed by a sexagonal pedestal with an opening in each panel, through which are discernible three youthful figures with their arms interlaced. The base consists of lions' heads alternating with classic busts, and joined by festoon. The surface inlaid with arabesques and other devices in brown on a pale yellow or cream coloured ground, the festoons touched with green. |
| Historical context | A similiar salt is in the Louvre (see Refs.) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Une Orfevrerie de Terr. Bernard Palissy et la céeramique de Saint-Porchaire, Musée national de la Renaissance, Chateau d'Ecouen, exhibition catalogue, 1997 |
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| Accession number | 1189-1864 |
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| Record created | July 9, 2008 |
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