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Attributed to: Pierre Dupuy (French, active 1707–1740)
France (Chambéry)
1740–60
Object Place: Europe, Chambery, France
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.339
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Marks
Marked four times with P.D. maker's mark (Helft 1249): on underside of base, twice inside bowl and inside lid. Assay mark for Chambéry from 1740-1760: crowned shielf with cross, letter O (Helft 1249)
InscriptionsEngraved coat of arms
ProvenanceFebruary, 1951, sold by Au Vieux Paris to Elizabeth 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. to the MFA. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)