State-salt made of a nautilus mounted in silver-gilt to represent a bird.
Elizabethan state salt by Unknown Artist, 15701580
© V&A Picture Library
Details
- Medium:
- Silver-gilt, shell
- Dimensions:
- 22 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £2,250 ( Total: £6,250)
- Acquired in:
- 1969
- Vendor:
- Judge Untermyer
Neck unscrews and the lower part a the container was probably for spices which could be scattered through the head.
Provenance
The Marquess of Scarisbrick.
Venue details
V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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London
SW7 2RL
020 7942 2000
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Entry details
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