Salt
ca. 1600 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The angel feet and surrounds to the bowl are cast. The bowl is raised. Engraved on the underside of the bowl are two coat-of-arms side by side
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Salt, gilded silver, cast, Germany (Ulm), mark of a member of the Meringer family or Lorennz II Mayer or Augenstein Ehinger, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | The angel feet and surrounds to the bowl are cast. The bowl is raised. Engraved on the underside of the bowl are two coat-of-arms side by side |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Underside of bowl |
| Gallery label | SALT
Silver-gilt
Town mark of Ulm. Maker's mark unidentified.
About 1600.
1259-1855.(Pre-2000) |
| Object history | Purchase - £3 |
| Production | Unclear - possibly a member of the Meringer family or Lorennz II Mayer (master 1552). OR Augenstein Ehinger (master 1523). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1259-1855 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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