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An oval white salt container with blue and gilded decorations.
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  • An oval white salt container with blue and gilded decorations.

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Trencher Salt
Now On View

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese export

Culture

Chinese export

Title

Trencher Salt

Year

1790-1800

Medium

  • Porcelain with underglaze blue,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Porcelain with underglaze blue,
  • glaze,
  • and gilding

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

58.024.20

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Jul 20, 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.

Decorative Arts and Design Galleries
Apr 15, 2014
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 58.024.20

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