Salt Cellar
ca. 1811 (made)
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Salt cellar of cream-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and painted in colours. Eight-sided oblong with an oval depression for the salt. The sides are moulded with two rayed masks, two rosettes and four bees, and picked out in blue, green, yellow and purple.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded in relief and painted in colours |
| Brief description | Salt cellar of cream-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and painted in colours, Forges-les-Eaux or Rouen, ca. 1811. |
| Physical description | Salt cellar of cream-coloured earthenware, moulded in relief and painted in colours. Eight-sided oblong with an oval depression for the salt. The sides are moulded with two rayed masks, two rosettes and four bees, and picked out in blue, green, yellow and purple. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Note No mark |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
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| Accession number | C.553-1909 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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