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| Keywords: Pierre Reymond - Pair of Saltcellars - Walters 44348, 44349.jpg The coarse-grained salt available during the 16th century was expensive and only the wealthy could afford to use it to season their food In consequence salt cellars bowls for salt placed on the table were prestige items They usually come in pairs to accommodate a long table As people were seated by status it was important not to be seated below the salt Reymond put his monogram and the date on the top of these cellars where everyone could see them Each cellar is decorated with profiles of men and women in 16th-century dress with the exception of one nude figure The woman stabbing herself is Lucretia and the threatening man in a Roman helmet is Sextus Tarquinius According to the ancient Roman historian Livy 59 BC-AD 17 Lucretia was raped by Tarquinius a political rival of her husband and thus dishonored To redeem her family's honor she killed herself The morality of the period placed the responsibility for chastity on women and the story of Lucretia was a well-known reminder 1547 technique painted enamel copper Each cm 6 8 8 accession number 44 348 44 349 77432 Visconti Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Paris March 13-16 1854 lot 55 William Cosier date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Christie's London April 5 1894 lot 105 Charles Borradaile Brighton by purchase George Robinson Harding London by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Pierre Reymond Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum Salt cellars | ||||
