Salt Cellar
ca. 1770 (made)
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Salt cellar of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Quatrefoil plan. On the inside are two exotic birds perched on a small tree, and round the sides is a border of green trellis broken by rococo panels containing flowers and by arched apertures with perched birds. Six scrolled feet.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Salt cellar of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Frankenthal Porcelain Factory, Frankenthal, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Salt cellar of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Quatrefoil plan. On the inside are two exotic birds perched on a small tree, and round the sides is a border of green trellis broken by rococo panels containing flowers and by arched apertures with perched birds. Six scrolled feet. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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| Accession number | C.1561-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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