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CUILLERE SEL [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spoon and salt set
1, record 1, English, spoon%20and%20salt%20set
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spoon and salt set: an item in the "Food Service Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - spoon%20and%20salt%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ensemble cuillère et pot à sel
1, record 1, French, ensemble%20cuill%C3%A8re%20et%20pot%20%C3%A0%20sel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ensemble cuillère et pot à sel : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de service des aliments» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - ensemble%20cuill%C3%A8re%20et%20pot%20%C3%A0%20sel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- salt spoon
1, record 2, English, salt%20spoon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
salt spoon: an item in the "Food Service Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 2, English, - salt%20spoon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cuillère à sel
1, record 2, French, cuill%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20sel
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuillère à sel : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de service des aliments» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 2, French, - cuill%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20sel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
- Table Setting
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- salt-cellar
1, record 3, English, salt%2Dcellar
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- saltcellar 2, record 3, English, saltcellar
- salt 1, record 3, English, salt
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small shallow bowl, usually circular, for holding table-salt. Some examples have a mouled base and others with three or four short legs are not unusual. 1, record 3, English, - salt%2Dcellar
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the addition of the word "cellar" came about as a result of the corruption of the French "salière". 1, record 3, English, - salt%2Dcellar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Service de table
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- salière
1, record 3, French, sali%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit vase dans lequel on met le sel destiné à être servi sur la table. 2, record 3, French, - sali%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines salières, plutôt basses, de forme ronde, carrée ou rectangulaire, ne possèdent pas de couvercle. Il suffit de prendre un peu de sel au moyen d’une petite cuillère ou avec les doigts [...] Au XVIIIe siècle, apparaissent les salières de faïence, de cristal et de verre. 2, record 3, French, - sali%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
- Servicio de mesa
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- salero
1, record 3, Spanish, salero
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recipiente en que se sirve la sal en la mesa. 1, record 3, Spanish, - salero
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