Chinese export, Trencher Salt, 1790-1800 Porcelain with underglaze blue,glaze and overglaze enamels and gilding
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Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Trencher Salt

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Trencher Salt

Year

1790-1800

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

porcelain, glaze

Geography

Place Made: China

Dimensions

Length: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin

Object Number

58.024.19

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.

Mrs. Alexis B. Hafken Farago Bridge Gallery
Jan 02, 2014

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese export
Trencher Salt, 1790-1800
Porcelain with underglaze blue, glaze, and gilding
Length: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin 58.024.19

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