About the Artwork
Saltcellar
between 1794 and 1798
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French
French
Silver, blue glass
Overall: 2 1/4 × 3 × 2 3/8 inches (5.7 × 7.6 × 6 cm)
Silver
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten
56.324.3
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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"Beuque II 5465"-the stamp of import into Belgium in the mid-19th century
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Marc T. Patten
1956-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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French, Saltcellar, between 1794 and 1798, silver, blue glass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Patten, 56.324.3.
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