A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
A cream colored sculptural figure holding a vessel, dressed in historical clothing with tightly curled hair.
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Unknown Maker, German

Figural Standing Salt

Maker

Unknown Maker, German

Culture

German

Title

Figural Standing Salt

Year

1740-1760

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

stoneware, salt glaze

Geography

Place Made: Westerwald

Dimensions

20.3 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm (8 x 4 x 4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: adhesive label on underside of base: LITTLE

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

1996.17

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Served from various ceramic and metal containers, salt is one of the five basic tastes, and essential for normal function of the human body—although too much salt can also cause health issues. Underscoring salt’s role in the history of world commerce, the word salary comes from the Latin sal, meaning salt, as Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, German
Figural Standing Salt, 1740-1760
Stoneware with salt glaze
20.3 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm (8 x 4 x 4 inches)
Walter H. Kimball Fund 1996.17

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