OVAL SALT CELLAR (SALIER), ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer) , Decambos (Gilder)
On view in: French Porcelain Room
About this object
The ground is turquoise-blue; on each long side is an oval panel reserved in white containing a cluster of flowers; on the narrow ends are gold leaf and flower scrolls; the sides are slightly crimped and flare gently toward the top and bulge toward the bottom.
- Object name:
- OVAL SALT CELLAR (SALIER), ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Soft paste porcelain
- Made in:
- Sèvres, France
- Date made:
- 1782
- Size:
- 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 24.31.2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK .2 Crossed L's, the date letter ee for 1782, and D- possibly for the painter and gilder Decambos, 1776-88. A big number, 1163, in bright orange paint has been put over the factory mark.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973