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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Salt Cellar

ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt cellar of soft-paste porcelain. In the form of a bowl closely covered on the outside with applied flowers and supported on three claw feet springing from lion's masks. Painted in greenish-blue and gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Salt cellar, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770
Physical description
Salt cellar of soft-paste porcelain. In the form of a bowl closely covered on the outside with applied flowers and supported on three claw feet springing from lion's masks. Painted in greenish-blue and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5cm
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Production
Register attributes to Chelsea.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2900-1901

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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