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| Keywords: BLW Salt Cellar (The Burghley Nef).jpg Salt Cellar The Burghley Nef <br /> 1527-8<br /> France Paris<br /> Nautilus shell with gilded silver mount<br /> From Burghley House near Stamford Lincolnshire <br /> <br /> Here a nautilus shell has been used for a salt cellar in the form of a ship nef in French By using the theme of a ship the artist played on the maritime source of both salt and shell Another allusion is to the fictional lovers Tristan and Isolde who can be seen playing chess near the mast <br /> <br /> The nef would have been placed in front of the guest of honour with the salt in a small bowl on the deck <br /> <br /> Supported by The Art Fund Cochrane Trust and the Goldsmiths' Company Alison Bean Victoria and Albert Museum http //www vam ac uk/ M 60-1959 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O73113/salt-cellar-the-burghley-nef/ PD Nautilus cups Tristan and Iseult Gilding Burghley Nef Chess players in art | ||||
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