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Salt Cellar

1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Salt cellar and sugar bowl, both oval, on four scroll feet, with a corded edge. Maker's mark: "NB".

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Silver
Food Vessels & Tableware
Object type
salt cellar
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Salt Cellar
  • Sugar Bowls
  • Sauce Boat
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Raising
Brief description
Salt cellar and sugar bowl, silver, Venice, Italy, 1780-1800
Physical description
Salt cellar and sugar bowl, both oval, on four scroll feet, with a corded edge. Maker's mark: "NB".
Credit line
Bequeathed by Elton Bechley Ede
Bibliographic references
  • Mariacher, Giovanni. Argenti Italiani. Milan: Görlich Editore, 1965.
  • Cipriani, Renata. Argenti italiani dal xvi al xviii secolo. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, 1959. Milan: Edizioni del Museo Poldi Pezzoli, 1959.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.171-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O324086/salt-cellar-unknown/
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