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Silver-gilt milk-jug
Probably by: Ambroise-Nicolas Cousinet (French, master 1745, died 1788)
French (Paris)
1779–80
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
metal; silver
Dimensions
9.2 x 12 cm (3 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.286
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionA small silver-gilt milk jug. The plain baluster body has a molded rim around the base of the detachable turned wooden handle and a small fluted spout. The hinged cover is engraved with several concentric rings. The applied thumbpieceis mushroom shaped and fluted on the front. The finial is baluster shaped.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, ANC, a snake (Nocq, p. 310).
Warden's Mark: 1779-1780: a crowned q (Dennis, 309).
Charge Mark: for largework, 1775-1781: a crowned A (Dennis, 309).
Discharge Mark: for small work 17 75-1781: a monkey's head (Dennis, 309).
The Maker's, Warden's and Charge marks are on the base and the interior of the lid, the Discharge mark is on the rim of the cover and the body.
Warden's Mark: 1779-1780: a crowned q (Dennis, 309).
Charge Mark: for largework, 1775-1781: a crowned A (Dennis, 309).
Discharge Mark: for small work 17 75-1781: a monkey's head (Dennis, 309).
The Maker's, Warden's and Charge marks are on the base and the interior of the lid, the Discharge mark is on the rim of the cover and the body.
ProvenanceBy 1900, Madame Leon Helft. By 1910, Bernard Franck. By 1926, Collection Puiforcat [see note 1]. January 11, 1960, sold by S. J. Phillips, London, 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. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)
NOTES:
[1] Exhibited in 1926 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, cat. #465.
NOTES:
[1] Exhibited in 1926 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, cat. #465.