Elevation of a Saltcellar
date: label: Date
content: 1530–60
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Horizontal rectangle. Two winged mermaids are seated upon a round base and are attached to the shaft. The body of the bowl is bossed and shows a satyr mask in the center. Mouldings are on top. Two snakes form the handles. The supports are not entirely shown.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-6752
objectType: label: Type
content: tableware designs
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 15.6 x 13.5 cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)