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Salt Kit

ca. 1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pearson & Co. (Chesterfield) (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Chesterfield (made)

Buff stoneware salt kilt of cylindrical shape, closed at both ends, with an oval opening on one side. The top is domed, with a wide knob, forming a handle. Glazed in thick beige, speckled with brown. Decorated with three moulded bands, each with a convex profile around the top of the salt kit.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
Object type
Salt kit
Materials and techniques
Buff stoneware, glazed with moulded decoration
Stoneware
Glaze
Glazed
Moulded
Brief description
Salt kit, buff stoneware, glazed with moulded decoration, made by Pearson & Co. (Chesterfield), England, ca. 1981.
Physical description
Buff stoneware salt kilt of cylindrical shape, closed at both ends, with an oval opening on one side. The top is domed, with a wide knob, forming a handle. Glazed in thick beige, speckled with brown. Decorated with three moulded bands, each with a convex profile around the top of the salt kit.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Width: 15.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Oven-and-Freezer-proof. Est. 1810'
  • Manufacturer's symbol
  • 'Made in England'
  • 'Microwave and Dishwasher safe'
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.21-1981

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Record createdOctober 10, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O169155/salt-kit-pearson--co/
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