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Oval shaving dish
Henri-Louis Le Gaigneur (French, 1706–1776)
French (St. Omer)
1730
Object Place: Europe, St. Omer, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Length x width: 33.3 x 26 cm, 30 oz. (13 1/8 x 10 1/4 in., 1.87 lb.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.387.1
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOval shaving dish with molded rims.
Marks
Warden's mark: crowned Y is for Saint Omer, circa 1730.(on the rim, under base)
"Reconnaissance": SOM under the Lorraine cross for Saint Omer, between before 1730-1750.(on rim, under base)
Maker's mark: Crowned LG for Henri Louis Le Gaigneur, master in 1728, died in 1776.(on the rim, under base)
"Reconnaissance": SOM under the Lorraine cross for Saint Omer, between before 1730-1750.(on rim, under base)
Maker's mark: Crowned LG for Henri Louis Le Gaigneur, master in 1728, died in 1776.(on the rim, under base)
InscriptionsEngraved with accole coats-of-arms (wedding) of the Marquis Joseph de la Moussaye and his wife, Louise Francoise Josephe de Harchies (married in 1754).
ProvenanceJanuary 12, 1957, sold by H. Baur (dealer), Paris, to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897- d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)