Salt
1770-1771 (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 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
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, with glass liner |
| Brief description | Silver with a glass liner, London hallmarks for 1790-91, mark of David and Robert Hennell |
| Physical description | Salt cellar, silver with a blue glass liner, one of a set of four, oval on four ball and claw feet, sides pierced with flower and bird motifs, wavy edge. Engraved with a crest |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank Smith |
| Object history | Bequest - Frank Smith Acquisition RF: Frank Smith |
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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 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.433A/1-1922 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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