Salt Cellar
1977 (designed and made)
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Commissioned as part of a an edition of 244 salts by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths for presentation to the Liverymen and senior members of the staff at Goldsmiths' Hall as a Jubilee gift, marking the 650th anniversary of the first royal charter of the company. ALex Styles was the chief, staff designer for Garrards and Nayler Brothers was one of their subsidiaries.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, partly gided and photo-etched |
| Brief description | Salt cellar, silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1977 and the Jubilee mark for Queen Elizabeth II, mark of Nayler Brothers, designed by Alex Styles. |
| Physical description | Salt ceallar, silver, parcelgilt, circular with a hemi-spherical depression at the top, gilded interior, the wall with a photo-etched frieze depicting the devices, arms and motto of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmithsand the lion and unicorn of the Royal Arms. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr C.C. Oman |
| Object history | Commissioned as part of a an edition of 244 salts by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths for presentation to the Liverymen and senior members of the staff at Goldsmiths' Hall as a Jubilee gift, marking the 650th anniversary of the first royal charter of the company. ALex Styles was the chief, staff designer for Garrards and Nayler Brothers was one of their subsidiaries. |
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| Summary | Commissioned as part of a an edition of 244 salts by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths for presentation to the Liverymen and senior members of the staff at Goldsmiths' Hall as a Jubilee gift, marking the 650th anniversary of the first royal charter of the company. ALex Styles was the chief, staff designer for Garrards and Nayler Brothers was one of their subsidiaries. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.171-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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