File:Drawing, Design for a Salt Cellar, 1795–1805 (CH 18108589).jpg
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editEnglish: Drawing, Design for a Salt Cellar, 1795–1805
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| Title |
English: Drawing, Design for a Salt Cellar, 1795–1805 |
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| Description |
English: Elevation of a salt cellar. The octagonal base is stepped and beveled. Upon this are two eagle caryatids with paw feet and scrolling wings. Between them they support the vessel, decorated with leaves at the bottom and gadrooning at rim. The cup is a breast-shaped mastos form. |
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| Date | 1795–1805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | pen and ink, brush and wash on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H x W: 15.6 × 11.6 cm (6 1/8 × 4 9/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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1901-39-1162 |
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| Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of various donors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In ink below: Saliere
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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