Salt
- Place of origin:
York (city), England (made)
- Date:
1800-1801 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Hampston, Prince and Cattles (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silver and glass
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
- Museum number:
M.90B-1940
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The inconvenience of a central standing salt encouraged the development in the early 17th century of a much smaller receptacle which was placed near the individual plate. In the late 18th century, pierced oval shaped cellars on four ball and claw feet or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.
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