Salt Cellar
third quarter of 19th century (made)
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Salt-cellar of cream-coloured earthenware with moulded and incised decoration painted with blue enamel. Of elongated quatrefoil section. Moulded with four flowers in relief on a blue ground in panels with rosettes and dots incised and filled in with blue in the interspaces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with moulded and incised decoration painted with blue enamel |
| Brief description | Salt-cellar of cream-coloured earthenware painted with enamel, made by Joseph-Théodore Deck, Paris, third quarter of 19th century. |
| Physical description | Salt-cellar of cream-coloured earthenware with moulded and incised decoration painted with blue enamel. Of elongated quatrefoil section. Moulded with four flowers in relief on a blue ground in panels with rosettes and dots incised and filled in with blue in the interspaces. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'THD' [In monogram]; paper label (in 1970s) of the Museum of Practical Geology, no. 1374 (In blue) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Formerly in the collection of the Museum of Practical Geology, no. 1374 |
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| Accession number | 4135-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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