Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Pair of Salt Cellars

1890-1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of salts, circular, the convex side ornamented with scrollwork and three niches occupied by a figure of Pan, a woman and a boy with a dog respectively. The depression for the salt is surrounded by a laurel wreath. Each of the three feet is in the form of a female monster ending below in foliage. The handle of the spoon is formed as a winged female terminal.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Salt
  • Salt
Materials and techniques
Silver gilt, cast details, repousse work
Brief description
Silver, Hanau, 1890-1914, probably by Neresheimer
Physical description
Pair of salts, circular, the convex side ornamented with scrollwork and three niches occupied by a figure of Pan, a woman and a boy with a dog respectively. The depression for the salt is surrounded by a laurel wreath. Each of the three feet is in the form of a female monster ending below in foliage. The handle of the spoon is formed as a winged female terminal.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.6cm
  • Width: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Marked on the underside with a pine cone.
Credit line
Given by Colonel F.R. Waldo-Sibthorp
Object history
These salts may be imitating late 16th-century Augsburg silver. Neresheimer of Hanau produced such pieces which were occasionally sold in England as "old plate."
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1969B-1898

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Record createdMarch 16, 2004
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