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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Salt Cellar

ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Faenza (made)

Salt cellar moulded in relief with lion's masks and scrollwork.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Salt cellar
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Brief description
Salt cellar moulded in relief with lion's masks and scrollwork, made in Faenza, Italy, about 1650, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Salt cellar moulded in relief with lion's masks and scrollwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Width: 15.5cm
Gallery label
Salt cellar Made in Faenza, Italy about 1650 Tin-glazed earthenware C.26-1923 The Alfred Williams Hearn Gift(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Gift
Bibliographic references
  • Ravanelli Guidotti, C. Faenza-Faïence 'Bianchi' di Faenza. Ferrara : Belriguardo, 1996. 262 p.
  • Giacomotti, J. Catalogue des majoliques des Musées Nationaux. Paris, 1974. No.1178, 400 p.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
1044 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.26-1923

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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