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Salt Cellar

1800-1801 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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 or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Salt Cellar
  • Liner for a Salt Cellar
  • Spoon for a Salt Cellar
Materials and techniques
Silver and glass, raised and engraved.
Brief description
Salt cellar, silver with a glass liner and spoon, York hallmarks for 1800-01, mark of Hampston, Prince and Cattles.
Physical description
Salt cellar, silver with a glass liner, oval with raised ends and four shaped feet. The sides decorated with two bands of floral scrollwork and an engraved escutcheon with the initial R. ladle shaped spoon engraved R.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.0in
  • Width: 2.5in
  • Of spoon length: 3.625in
Style
Production typesmall batch
Marks and inscriptions
  • York hallmarks for 1800-01
  • Mark of Hampton, Prince and Cattles.
  • Engraved letter `R' on salt and spoon. (Unidentified.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Subjects depicted
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 or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.
Collection
Accession number
M.90:1 to :3-1940

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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