Salt-Cellar
ca. 1760 (made)
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Salt-cellar of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Formed as a shell on a rockwork base and supported by a putto climbing over the edge and painted with flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Salt-cellar of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Mennecy porcelain factory, Mennecy, ca. 1760. |
| Physical description | Salt-cellar of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Formed as a shell on a rockwork base and supported by a putto climbing over the edge and painted with flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D.V.' (Incised) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
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| Accession number | C.1324-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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