Salt Cellar
1815-1816 (made)
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Salt cellar, silver, parcel-gilt, hemispherical bowl, the interior gilt, with rising handles formed by two pairs of entwined snakes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raised, cast and gilded. |
| Brief description | Salt cellar, silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1815-16, mark of Paul Storr. |
| Physical description | Salt cellar, silver, parcel-gilt, hemispherical bowl, the interior gilt, with rising handles formed by two pairs of entwined snakes. |
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| Production type | small batch |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Dr R. C. Jackson |
| Object history | Bequest - Dr R.C. Jackson One of a pair. Paul Storr, a talented silversmith, was a partner in the Dean Street workshop of the Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell from 1807 until he left to set up his own business in 1819. |
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| Associated object | M.330-1923 (Pair) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.330-1923 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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