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Salt cellar, pointed oval, with pierced sides and pearl borders
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Salt cellar, pointed oval, with pierced sides and pearl borders

Christiaan Mensink · 1803 · silver (metal); glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Pointed oval, vaulted vessels with slightly raised walls on the sides, resting on a pointed oval foot, also rising on the sides and strongly tapering upwards, on a straight-walled base. The body is openwork with knobs and circles constructed from two C-scrolls. Pearl lists run around the foot and along the upper side of the body. The high, curved ears are grooved on the outside. Inner bowls of blue glass fit into the vessels.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineZoutvat, spitsovaal, met opengewerkte wand en parellijsten. 1803. Christiaan Mensink. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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