Silver-gilt Salt of State presented to King Charles II. by the Corporation of the City of Exeter, 1660. (c.1910)
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | SPh |
| Devon | West Country Studies | EPRS0373 |
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P&D07142
Location
CD 193 DVD 29
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It is the largest of the 13 Royal Salts which are preserved in the Tower of London. In the Tower inventory it is described as "a rich salt cellar of State, in form like the square White Tower, and so exquisitely wrought that the workmanship of modern times is in no degree equal to it." It occupied the chief position amongst the plate on the King's table at the Coronation feasts from the time of Charles II. to George IV. Its height is 18 1/2 in. and its diameter at the base 12 in. It bears the maker's mark I.H. On each of the four turrets is a receptacle for salt with a pinnacled cover. Amongst other enrichments there were formerly 20 rubies, 30 sapphires, and 23 emeralds. It cost the City Corporation £700.
Format
Photograph
Series
EPRS; 0373
Note
Photographed by permission of the Lord Chamberlain.
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Dates
1910