Design for a Salt or Pepper Cellar
Medium
tableware designs
Classification
tableware designs
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-650
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for a Salt or Cellar** *Giovacchino Belli (Italian, 1756–1822), ca. 1800* *Tableware designs, Smithsonian American Art Museum* Step into the refined world of early 19th-century Italian decorative arts with Giovacchino Belli'sDesign for a Salt or Cellar*. Created around 1800, this delicate drawing captures the elegance of tableware at a time when Italy's artisans were blending classical influences with functional luxury. Belli, a skilled Italian designer spanning the late Enlightenment and Napoleonic eras, crafted concepts for everyday dining objects that elevated the ordinary int...