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Salt

Description

A Chinese blue and white salt cellar, Qianlong; of European silver shape; the octagonal bowl painted with flowering plants in a fenced garden on three mask and paw feet; one foot restuck. Said to have been used at the Garrick Jubilee in 1769.

  • Object number

    STRST : SBT 1971-5

  • Date

    c. 1769

  • Material

    ceramic china

  • Measurements

  • Length

    80 mm

  • Place made

    China

  • Location

    Shakespeare Centre - Stack 5 - Bay K4 - Box 389

  • Credit line

    CC-BY-NC-ND Image Courtesy of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust