Salt Cellar
late 16th century (made)
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Salt cellar, tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, boat-shaped body, with two volute supports, a boy holding a shell seated on either end, and moulded reliefs of lion's masks at the ends and satyr's heads at the sides.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Salt cellar, tin-glazed earthenware. Moulded body with volutes, boys holding shells, lion's masks and satyr's heads, made in Urbino, Italy, late 16th century |
| Physical description | Salt cellar, tin-glazed earthenware, moulded, boat-shaped body, with two volute supports, a boy holding a shell seated on either end, and moulded reliefs of lion's masks at the ends and satyr's heads at the sides. |
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| Gallery label | Salt cellar
Made in Urbino, Italy late 16th century
Tin-glazed earthenware
511-1865 Soulages Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Purchase: Soulages Collection. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 887 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 511-1865 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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