Rijksmuseum

Salt-cellar

Date

1618

Medium

gilding (material), silver (metal)

Culture

Amsterdam

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Salt was an expensive commodity in the 17th century and therefore took pride of place on the table. Salt-cellars were thus elaborately designed works of art. Here beneath the little dish for the salt is a figure of a nude woman with an anchor, symbolizing Hope. The triangular lid is surmounted by a female figure with a cross, the personification of Faith.

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