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Salt (Standing or scroll salt)
1660-1680
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London (Southwark or Lambeth); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.0624
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1964.0624
Object Name
Salt (Standing or scroll salt)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London (Southwark or Lambeth); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1660-1680
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Hand modeled
- Rolled
Dimensions (inches)
4.5 (H) x 5.6 (W) x 5.4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.5 (H) x 14.1 (W) x 13.7 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter is at base.
Width is largest distance across scrolls, the other two being 14 cm. and 13,8 cm.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Similar form wavy-rimmed delft scroll salt, left in white: vol. 2, p. 234, no. D209, London, 1660-80Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Flat-rimmed delft scroll salt inscribed "AW/1675": vol. 2, p. 232, no. D208, underglaze blue painted with chinoiserie flowers and scrollwork. Provides history and archaeological information on this form.Book: Museum of London, Department of Greater London Archaeology. 1988 Excavations in Southwark 1973-76, Lambeth 1973-79.
• Excavated wavy- and flat-rimmed scroll salts from Mark Brown's Wharf (Pickleherring) factory site, Southwark: pp. 311-12