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Coffee pot

France (Rennes)
1738–39
Object Place: Europe, Rennes, France

Medium/Technique Metal; silver
Dimensions Weight: 27 oz., 21 cm (1.69 lb., 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.255
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionCoffee pot on three paw feet, with wood handle, with erased arms (handle inside)
Marks Maker's mark: a crowned a fleur-de-lis with two grains, IB, a heraldic ermine (a device of the town arms) between.
Warden's mark: crowned Z with two fleur-de-lis (1738-39)
Charge mark: a 9 with figure inside loop, a fleur-de-lis above (charge for Rennes 1738-1750)
Discharge mark: a butterfly (for Rennes, 1738-1750)
Maker's mark is under each foot, underside of pot, underside of lid
Warden, charge and discharge marks on underside of pot
ProvenanceElizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (1898-1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)