Spice Cellar in the Shape of a Ship

ca. 1400

14.1 cm 9.5 cm 6.8 cm

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This spice cellar, made to hold precious seasonings at the table, is of a typical northern European design. Major trade commodities in ancient and medieval times, salt and other spices were used both to preserve meat and to enhance the flavor of all types of food (often not ve...

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Victor Gay, Paris; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 23, 1909, no. 258; Leopold Blumka, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, May 1973, by exchange.
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