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Salt
Salt, silver, pointed oval shape with four out-turned feet of fluted shell-like form, the vertical sides with two horizontal bands of vertical piercing, between these an engraved foliate band in late-18th-century 'bright-cut' style, on one side an engraved crest of a bird standing on one foot. The blue glass liner missing.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51584
Acquisition
Bequest, 7/9/2006
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5
Width
(cm): 8.8
Depth
(cm): 5.1
Height
(in): 1
Width
(in): 3
Depth
(in): 2
Techniques
pierced
decoration
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
cast
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
Material
sterling silver
Location
In store
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