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Deep dish
Probably by: Jean-Baptiste Bouchet (active 1676–1714)
France (Rennes)
1754–55
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
10.1 x 46.4 cm (4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.414
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionA large deep shaped circular dish with molded rims. The two applied handles are baluster shaped and slightly upcurved. Also known as a 'ragout' dish.
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, IB, a tower(?) (Helft, 918).Maison Commune: Rennes, 1754-1755, for small works: a crowned G (Helft, 930). Charge Mark: 1750-1756, for large objects: a crowned 9 with a cross inside. ( Helft, 930). Other: guarantee mark used after 1838: a little crab (Tardy, p. 173); an undetermined mark on the handle, similar to the discharge mark for large objects 1775-1781 (Helft, p. 323, no. 936)
ProvenanceBy 1912, Boivin, Paris. By 1920, Houzeau (dealers), Paris. By 1926, Collection Meric, Paris [see note 1]. Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993 [see note 3]; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)
Notes:
[1] 1926, exhibited at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, cat. #738.
Notes:
[1] 1926, exhibited at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, cat. #738.