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Circular dish
France (Paris)
1769
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1cm (1 1/4in.)
Other (Overall): 28.6cm (11 1/4in.)
Other (Overall): 28.6cm (11 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.529.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair of shallow shaped circular dishes with a molded rim. There is an erased crest below the molding on the rim.
InscriptionsWarden's Mark: Indistinct, probably a crowned F, possibly 1722-1723 (Dennis, 55). Charge Mark: indistinct. Other: a small swan in an oval (Tardy, p. 179); an indistinct mark: a crowned diamond(?).
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)