Salt
1802-1803 (made)
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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 and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver, London hallmarks for 1802-3, mark of DP (unidentified). |
| Physical description | Silver, (one of a pair), oval, gadrooned; lip and foot hexagonal, the former with incurved sides, gadrooned border and acanthus handles at either end; the moulded foot has a notch in the middle of each of its two longer sides. Inside there are traces of gilding. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 40 / 434 Bequest - Arthur Hurst One of a pair |
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| Summary | 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 and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common. |
| Associated object | M.96A-1940 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.96-1940 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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