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Circular dinner plate
François-Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)
France (Paris)
1761–62
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25cm (9 13/16in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.510.22
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a set of twenty-nine shaped circular dinner plates, with a shallow depression and a molded rim. The borders are engraved with a German coat-of-arms and a Princely coronet.
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, FTG, a fleece, Incomplete (DMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, FTG, a fleece, Incomplete (Dennis, 162). Warden's Mark: 1761-1762: a crowned X (Dennis, 75). Charge Mark:ennis, 162). Warden's Mark: 1761-1762: a crowned X (Dennis, 75). Charge Mark:for large work, 1756-1762: a crowned A, Incomplete (Dennis, 160). Other: Coun for large work, 1756-1762: a crowned A, Incomplete (Dennis, 160). Other: Coun termark used after 1838: parts of insects (Rosenberg, 5929); a small rectangletermark used after 1838: parts of insects (Rosenberg, 5929); a small rectangle, possibly two. , possibly two.
ProvenanceElizabeth 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)