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Pierre Reymond: Pair of Saltcellars   (  )
Artist	Pierre Reymond  (1513–1584)     Alternative names Reymond Description French enamelist Date of birth/death circa 1513 date QS:P,+1513-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 after 1584 date QS:P,+1584-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1584-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 Authority file : Q7192420 VIAF: 1074273 ISNI: 0000000083499513 ULAN: 500024208 WGA: r/reymond GND: 12880789X artist QS:P170,Q7192420
Title	Pair of Saltcellars
Description	English: The coarse-grained salt available during the 16th century was expensive, and only the wealthy could afford to use it to season their food. In consequence, salt cellars, bowls for salt placed on the table, were prestige items. They usually come in pairs to accommodate a long table. As people were seated by status, it was important not to be seated "below the salt." Reymond put his monogram and the date on the top of these cellars where everyone could see them. Each cellar is decorated with profiles of men and women in 16th-century dress, with the exception of one nude figure. The woman stabbing herself is Lucretia, and the threatening man in a Roman helmet is Sextus Tarquinius. According to the ancient Roman historian Livy (59 BC-AD 17), Lucretia was raped by Tarquinius, a political rival of her husband, and thus dishonored. To redeem her family's honor, she killed herself. The morality of the period placed the responsibility for chastity on women, and the story of Lucretia was a well-known reminder.
Date	1547 date QS:P571,+1547-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	painted enamel on copper
Dimensions	Each height: 6.8 cm (2.6 in); width: 8 cm (3.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,6.8U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,8U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	44.348, 44.349
Place of creation	Limoges, France
Object history	Visconti Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Sale, Paris, March 13-16, 1854, lot 55 William Cosier [date and mode of acquisition unknown] Sale, Christie's, London, April 5, 1894, lot 105 Charles Borradaile, Brighton, by purchase George Robinson Harding, London, by purchase Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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