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Salt

1726-1727 (made)
Artist/Maker
Anne Tanqueray (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

A pair of salt cellars, of circular form on short stem and spreading foot, with gilded interiors, for setting in front of each guest on the dinner table. They bear the maker's mark of Anne Tanqueray, daughter and wife of Huguenot goldsmiths, who registered her maker's marks after the death of her husband David Tanqueray. London, 1726-1728

Object details

Categories
Eating
Silver
Tools & Equipment
Object type
Salt
Materials and techniques
Silver with gilt interior
Silver
Gold Leaf
Gilding
Moulding
Engraving
Brief description
A circular silver salt cellar, with a gilded interior, on short stem with spreading moulded foot.
Physical description
One of a pair of circular silver salt cellars, the bowl gilt inside and decorated with a band of foliage in relief, resting on a short stem, with spreading moulded foot. Engraved with two armorial crests.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.75cm
  • Length: 8.75cm
  • Weight: 197.2g
Styles
Queen Anne
French
Marks and inscriptions
  • Crest
  • Town mark: London
  • 7 oz (scratch weight)
    Translation
    7 ounces
Gallery label
(1985)
Salts
PAIR, SILVER_GILT, ANNE TANQUERAY, LONDON, 1726

The circular cup-shaped salt, more graceful than the typical English trencher salt, was introduced by the Huguenot goldsmiths. They were frequently gilded inside to protect the silver from the chemical reaction caused by the salt.
Anne Tanqueray was the daughter of the goldsmith David Willaume and married in 1717 another Huguenot goldsmith, David Tanqueray. She carried on her husband's business after his death.
Credit line
Given by Major A.J.Carter D.S.O. and his wife
Object history
Bequest - Mrs Aubrey Carter (Widow of Major Carter)
Acquisition RF: 27 / 3603
Exhibitions: The Quiet Conquest , Museum fo London, May - November, 1985, Cat No. 341 pp.236
Historical context
The word cellar is a corruption of the French word saliere, a salt holder. Small salts are often called trencher salts and were intended to be placed close to each setting or 'trencher', one for each guest.
Summary
A pair of salt cellars, of circular form on short stem and spreading foot, with gilded interiors, for setting in front of each guest on the dinner table. They bear the maker's mark of Anne Tanqueray, daughter and wife of Huguenot goldsmiths, who registered her maker's marks after the death of her husband David Tanqueray. London, 1726-1728
Associated object
M.414-1927
Bibliographic reference
Hayward, J F., Huguenot Silver, 1959, p.52, plate 67B Grimwade, A., London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1982, pp. 676-677 Exhibitions: The Quiet Conquest , Museum of London, May - November, 1985, Cat No. 341 pp.236
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.414A-1927

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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