Salt-Cellar
ca. 1770 (made)
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Salt-cellar of porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of a shell with a red line on the edge and yellow tinting inside, and resting on a heap of smaller shells and coral.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Salt-cellar of porcelain painted with enamels, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Salt-cellar of porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of a shell with a red line on the edge and yellow tinting inside, and resting on a heap of smaller shells and coral. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Crossed swords with a dot between the hilts (In underglaze blue, in imitation of the Meissen mark) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of a pair with C.650A-1935. Formerly in the Alfred Trapnell Collection. |
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| Accession number | C.650-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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