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Salt cellar in the shape of a seated figure
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Salt cellar in the shape of a seated figure

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1780 · vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; stoneware; glaze

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

About this work

Stoneware salt cellar in the form of a naked, sitting person (boy or angel?) on a wreath of printed and applied relief leaf vines. He holds the bowl with two hands. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
salt (condiment vessel)
Credit lineSalt cellar in the shape of a seated figure. c. 1750 - c. 1780. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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