Salt cellar

Museum Object Number 1963.0882.001

Object Name

Salt cellar

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

South Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Battersea (London) or Bilston (West Midlands), UK. The creation place was identified as South Staffordshire by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2008].

Date

1760-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of base; Flower-like X-form, gold paint

Subjects

Flowers

Materials

Enamel on copper; Brass

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

1.311 (H) , 3.031 (W) , 2.437 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.33 (H) , 7.7 (W) , 6.19 (Diam)

Object Description

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