Salt Cellar or Sweetmeat Dish

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

Salt cellar or sweetmeat dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of an escallop shell and rests on a group of small shells.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Salt cellar or sweetmeat dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1765-1770
Physical description
Salt cellar or sweetmeat dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of an escallop shell and rests on a group of small shells.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Width: 10.2cm
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
211-1864

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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