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Like salt, mustard corrodes silver, so a blue-glass liner forms the pot and offers a deep background to offset the silver.","physicalDescription":"The body consists of three openwork panels, formed of pilasters supporting capitals. The pilasters are hung with laurel swags tied with a bow; from the bow of the centre panel hangs an oval medallion engraved with a coat of arms: or a cross pattee gules, with two lions regardant as supporters and the coronet of a marquis above.\r\n\r\nInside of lid. Maker's mark of Vincent Breant; Warden's mark: a crowned K for 14 July 1773 to 16 July 1774; Charge mark: a flower flanked by ornamental fleurons, the charge mark for small pieces of gold and silver registered by the official Julien Alaterre on 23 December 1768, and in use until 1 September 1775. On handle: maker's mark, warden's mark, charge mark again. 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The type was very popular during the two decades before the Revolution. The arms have not been identified. See: Bunt, C.G.E. \"18th C. French Silver\" (article archives) for general points.\r\nAcquisition RF: 13/6092M.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Silver mustard pot with glass liner, three openwork panels formed from Classical pilasters hung with laurel swags tied with bows, Vincent Breant, Paris, 1773-1774","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Lightbown, R. 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