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Salt Cellar

ca. 1868 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt cellar of porcelain, covered with a lustrous glaze, partly coloured pale yellow. Modelled in the form of one valve of a clam shell, supported on smaller shells and rocks.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, with a lustrous glaze
Brief description
Salt cellar, porcelain with a lustrous glaze, Belleek pottery, Northern Ireland, ca. 1868
Physical description
Salt cellar of porcelain, covered with a lustrous glaze, partly coloured pale yellow. Modelled in the form of one valve of a clam shell, supported on smaller shells and rocks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
A harp (?) (Printed In blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
3881-1901 to 3892-1901 purchased April 1868 by the Museum of Practical Geology
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Langham, Marian, 'Belleek Irish Porcelain' Quiller Press, 1993
Collection
Accession number
3888-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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