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Salt

ca. 1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The angel feet and surrounds to the bowl are cast. The bowl is raised. Engraved on the underside of the bowl are two coat-of-arms side by side

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt
Brief description
Salt, gilded silver, cast, Germany (Ulm), mark of a member of the Meringer family or Lorennz II Mayer or Augenstein Ehinger, ca. 1600
Physical description
The angel feet and surrounds to the bowl are cast. The bowl is raised. Engraved on the underside of the bowl are two coat-of-arms side by side
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.60cm
  • Width: 10.50cm
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of bowl
Gallery label
(Pre-2000)
SALT
Silver-gilt
Town mark of Ulm. Maker's mark unidentified.
About 1600.
1259-1855.
Object history
Purchase - £3
Production
Unclear - possibly a member of the Meringer family or Lorennz II Mayer (master 1552). OR Augenstein Ehinger (master 1523).
Collection
Accession number
1259-1855

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2004
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