Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's
Capstan salt
Artist: Artist not known
Location: Geffrye Museum
Date: 1580
Materials: parcel gilt
Dimensions: height: 9.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £15,000 (Total: £38,809; tax remission)
Vendor: Anonymous (through Sotheby's)
Review number: 5579 (2005)
Provenance:
J Dunn-Gardner; Christie's, 1902; Sir Ernest Cassel; then by descent.
Description:
This salt is plain and without a cover which was entirely appropriate for a fairly successful merchant's table. This type of salt would have been a common type of plate in the late 16th or early 17th century but their plainness meant that they did not tend to be valued and few have survived. The salt is marked with the sponsor's mark IN in monogram.
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