Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Salt Cellar

ca. 1760 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt cellar of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a large shell, on a group of smaller ones, painted in enamel colours with floral design.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Salt cellar, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; Bow Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1760
Physical description
Salt cellar of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a large shell, on a group of smaller ones, painted in enamel colours with floral design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.0cm
  • Width: 12.1cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.398-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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