Salt-Cellar
ca. 1700-1720 (made)
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Salt-cellar of stoneware with moulded and impressed decoration. Square base surmounted by four twisted pillars supporting a square platform on which rests a round well. Between the pillars an acanthus leaf curls at the extremity. Base and platform are moulded with leaves.
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Materials and techniques | Stoneware with moulded and impressed decoration |
Brief description | Salt-cellar of stoneware with moulded and impressed decoration, made in Hohr-Grenzhausen, Germany, about 1700-1720. |
Physical description | Salt-cellar of stoneware with moulded and impressed decoration. Square base surmounted by four twisted pillars supporting a square platform on which rests a round well. Between the pillars an acanthus leaf curls at the extremity. Base and platform are moulded with leaves. |
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Gallery label | Salt-cellar
Made in Hohr, Germany about 1700-1720
Stoneware
C.685-1923 Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall, D.S.O., through the National Art Collections Fund(16/07/2008) |
Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
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Accession number | C.685-1923 |
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Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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