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Salt Cellar

ca.1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The inconvenience of a central standing salt encouraged the development in the early 17th century of a much smaller receptacle which was placed near the individual plate. In the late 18th century, pierced oval shaped cellars on four ball and claw feet or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised
Brief description
Silver, Cork hallmarks for ca.1800, mark of John Toleken
Physical description
Silver, plain, oval body resting on an oblong foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5cm
  • Width: 8.2cm
  • Depth: 6.4cm
  • Weight: 77g
Marks and inscriptions
  • Cork hallmarks for ca.1800
  • Mark of John Tolekens
  • Engraved with a crest: a dolphin (Unidentified)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank Smith
Subjects depicted
Summary
The inconvenience of a central standing salt encouraged the development in the early 17th century of a much smaller receptacle which was placed near the individual plate. In the late 18th century, pierced oval shaped cellars on four ball and claw feet or boat shaped cellars either pierced or plain on a spreading foot, and with coloured glass liners in the style of the neo-classical revival were common.
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
M.460-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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