Standing salt (one of a pair)

1735-1750

Measurements

1-5/8 in x 3-1/2 in x 3-1/4 in

Materials

Enameled and gilded porcelain

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous loan

Accession Number

2011.98

Condition Notes

Each salt has edge roughness around the top.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The pair of standing salts has flaring hexagonal bases that support a shallow dish within a scalloped rim.  The rim is ornately decorated in gold outlined in red.  Elsewhere the salts have floral decoration of chrysanthemums and pomegranates  rendered in pinks (famille rose), greens, burnt orange, and brown.  The combination of the six-sided base, gilt border, and decorative colors (notably the pinks) and motifs suggest the date range.