Salt Cellar with a River God

ca. 1540-1550 (Renaissance)

14.5 cm 7.7 cm

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A salt cellar or dish for salt was often a matching component of a large set of decorated tableware, including plates and bowls, as well as basins and candlesticks. They were intended to add to the festive appearance of the table and could be quite elaborate. On the long side...

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William Beckford, London, 1844 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Hamilton Palace [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 817]; J. E. Taylor [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [no. 246]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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