Salt Cellar
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Salt cellar of soft-paste porcelain. In the form of a bowl closely covered on the outside with applied flowers and supported on three claw feet springing from lion's masks. Painted in greenish-blue and gilt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Salt cellar, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Salt cellar of soft-paste porcelain. In the form of a bowl closely covered on the outside with applied flowers and supported on three claw feet springing from lion's masks. Painted in greenish-blue and gilt. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
| Production | Register attributes to Chelsea. |
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| Accession number | 2900-1901 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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