Skip to main content

Saltcellar: C.19-1920

An image of Saltcellar
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Saltcellar
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Wedgwood

Entities

Categories

Description

One of two lead-glazed earthenware salt-cellars.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Greg

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.3 cm
Height: 3.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920-12-11) by Greg, T. T., Mrs

Dating

2nd Millennium, Late
After 1759 - Before 1920

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazed

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: a shape like the letter U with handles at the top

  • Text: -u- over the number '249'
  • Method of creation: In brown
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.19-1920
Primary reference Number: 72859

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Saltcellar" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72859 Accessed: 2025-12-05 13:03:57

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72859 |title=Saltcellar |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 13:03:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-72859

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa2/C_19_1920_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Saltcellar"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Saltcellar</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo