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Salt cellar on top of a cartouche flanked by female sphinxes: 3.I.22-137

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Salt cellar on top of a cartouche flanked by female sphinxes
Salt cellars and Cartouches

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lepautre, Jean
Publisher: Le Blond, Jean II

Entities

Categories

Description

Title plate to a series of salt cellars and cartouches within richly decorated frames.

Notes

History note: Zaccaria Sagredo (1653-1729)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1667 - Circa 1670

Note

State II, published by Jean Leblond I

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3.I.22-137
Primary reference Number: 183197
BN Inventaire (17thC): 1880 II/II
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 20 January 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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