Saltcellar

ca. 1673

Place madeLondon, England

Earthenware

Overall: 7 3/4 × 3 × 4 in. (19.7 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Nathaniel McLean Sage

1974.12

This saltcellar takes the form of a seated servant holding an oval basin. Figural salts are rare: this example is one of five known figures from the same mold.

DescriptionPress-molded tin-glazed earthenware salt in the form of a seated figure of a young man holding a basin, which serves as a receptacle for salt; inside of basin inscribed "P" over "I S" and "1673"; painted in blue with green base.

MarkingsPainted inside basin: "P" over "I:S" and "1673"

ClassificationsCERAMICS

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