Stand for salt
CultureEnglish
Possible OriginLondon, England
PeriodMary II (1689-1694)
Dateca. 1630 - 1660
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 11.2 x 10.8 cm (6 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionSaltcellar of square section raised on four paw feet, each side moulded with a panel showing Neptune riding a seahorse. Beneath is a pediment supported by caryatids, and is enclosing a bust surmounted by reclining mermaid figures, all delineated in cobalt-blue.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.535
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1732-1733
Object number: G87.1.1
Artist / Maker: Johann Friedrich Eberlein
ca.1744-1745
Object number: G83.1.651.1- .2
Artist / Maker: Ignaz Bottengruber
ca.1725-30;decorated in Breslau or Vienna, ca.1725-30
Object number: G83.1.736
Artist / Maker: Sir Coutts Lindsay
1863
Object number: G97.2.1
Artist / Maker: Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1760
Object number: G08.7.26.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
1662-1722; decorated at Du Paquier, ca.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.1229.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.1257
