Box
1701-22 (made)
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From the seventeenth century onwards, silver receptacles with two compartments were made to serve salt and pepper at the table. This type became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century. Sometimes a central compartment with a nutmeg grater was also incorporated.
The shape of this Delft spice-box was almost certainly copied from contemporary silver examples, probably from France, as French silversmiths were the most influential of the time.
The shape of this Delft spice-box was almost certainly copied from contemporary silver examples, probably from France, as French silversmiths were the most influential of the time.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with in-glaze blue and with red enamel and gilding |
| Brief description | Box with two compartment, tin-glazed earthenware painted in Imari colours with in-glaze colours, enamels and gilding, made at the factory "De Grieksche A", Delft, about 1700-10 |
| Physical description | Box with two compartments, each covered with a lid which is tied on with string. The two lids have been accidentally swapped around when the box was reassembled. Painted with an oriental pattern with lambrequins in Imari colours. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'APK' in monogram (Painted in red) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | According to the Departmental Registers this object was 'formerly in the Gibson Craig collection'. This might refer to Sir James Henry Gibson-Graig of Riccarton, 3rd Baronet (1841-1908). |
| Historical context | From the seventeenth century onwards, silver receptacles with two compartments were made to serve salt and pepper at the table. This type became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century. Sometimes a central compartment with a nutmeg grater was also incorporated. The shape of this Delft spice-box was almost certainly copied from contemporary silver examples, probably from France, as French silversmiths were the most influential of the time. A silver two-compartment spice-box, made in Rome circa 1720 is in the The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Museum number:LOAN:GILBERT.668:1, 2-2008) |
| Production | Pieter Kocx was owner of "De Grieksche A" factory from 1701 until 1722. |
| Summary | From the seventeenth century onwards, silver receptacles with two compartments were made to serve salt and pepper at the table. This type became increasingly popular during the eighteenth century. Sometimes a central compartment with a nutmeg grater was also incorporated. The shape of this Delft spice-box was almost certainly copied from contemporary silver examples, probably from France, as French silversmiths were the most influential of the time. |
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| Accession number | C.2362 to B-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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