Salt Cellar
1540-45 (made)
| Place of origin |
The salt-cellar shows a scene from the story of Alpheus and Arethusa, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, book V. Alpheus, dressed as a Roman soldier, is persuing Arethusa whom the goddess Diana is hiding in a cloud. On the left is a reclining river-god resting on an urn.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Salt-cellar with the arms of Hörwarth and Schellenberger of Augsburg, possibly workshop of Guido di Merlino, Urbino, 1540-45 |
| Physical description | Circular salt cellar with shallow well. Allover painted, figural decoration. There are three scars around the side, indicating that this salt originally had three small handles which must have broken off. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Whitehead Collection; Salting Collection |
| Summary | The salt-cellar shows a scene from the story of Alpheus and Arethusa, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, book V. Alpheus, dressed as a Roman soldier, is persuing Arethusa whom the goddess Diana is hiding in a cloud. On the left is a reclining river-god resting on an urn. |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Check:
Silvia Glaser: (Hg.) Italienische Fayencen der Renaissance - Ihre Spuren in internationalen Museumssammlungen, Nürnberg: Germanisches Nationalmuseum 2004 |
| Other number | 921 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2276-1910 |
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| Record created | November 4, 2002 |
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