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Salt Cellar and Spoon

1844-1845 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hardman and Iliffe (maker)
A.W. Pugin (designer)
Place of origin
Birmingham (made)

The architect and designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was the foremost champion of the Gothic Revival, one of the most potent of the 19th-century historic styles. More of a philosophy than mere design movement, Pugin described Gothic in 1836 as "the only correct expression of the faith, wants, styles and climate of our country". Mostly used in England for church architecture and furnishings it is rare to find items for the home in the Gothic style.This salt cellar (one from a set of four) was designed by Pugin for his own house in Ramsgate.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Food Vessels & Tableware
Object type
Salt cellar and spoon
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Salt Cellar
  • Spoon
Materials and techniques
Silver, parcel-gilt
Marks and inscriptions
Maker, Hardman and Iliffe, duty, sterling, date letter, anchor for Birmingham
Object history
The architect and designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was the foremost champion of the Gothic Revival, one of the most potent of the 19th-century historic styles. More of a philosophy than mere design movement, Pugin described Gothic in 1836 as "the only correct expression of the faith, wants, styles and climate of our country". It became virtually a national style when chosen for the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament in 1835. This salt cellar (one from a set of four) was designed by Pugin for his own house, 'The Grange', in Ramsgate. The set remained in the Pugin family until 1976, when two of the salt cellars and their spoons were purchased by the Museum.
Association
Ramsgate
Summary
The architect and designer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was the foremost champion of the Gothic Revival, one of the most potent of the 19th-century historic styles. More of a philosophy than mere design movement, Pugin described Gothic in 1836 as "the only correct expression of the faith, wants, styles and climate of our country". Mostly used in England for church architecture and furnishings it is rare to find items for the home in the Gothic style.This salt cellar (one from a set of four) was designed by Pugin for his own house in Ramsgate.
Bibliographic references
  • Exhibition of Victorian and Edwardian decorative arts: catalogue. London: H.M.S.O., 1952. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1952.
  • Bury, Shirley. In search of Pugin's church plate. Part 1: Pugin, Hardman and the Industrial Revolution. The Connoisseur. May 1967, vol. 165. pp. 29-35.
  • Atterbury, Paul, ed. A. W. N. Pugin: Master of Gothic Revival. New Haven: Published for the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York by Yale University Press,1995. Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, from November 9, 1995 to February 25, 1996. ISBN: 0300066570.
  • Davies, Joshua, et al. Medievalist Visions: An exhibition at King's College London, 30 January - 22 May 2013, p.5.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.26&C-1976

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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