Salt Cellar
1768-1770 (made)
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Salt cellar of hard-paste porcelain, one of a pair. In the form of one valve of a Tridacna shell, supported on a base of smaller shells and coral.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain |
| Brief description | Salt cellar of hard-paste porcelain, shell-shape, Plymouth Porcelain Factory, England, 1768-1770 |
| Physical description | Salt cellar of hard-paste porcelain, one of a pair. In the form of one valve of a Tridacna shell, supported on a base of smaller shells and coral. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by Mr Williams of Plymouth. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Accession number | 3086-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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