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Small circular dish
France (Lille)
1686–96
Object Place: Europe, Lille, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.356.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a set of four circular dishes. Small and almost flat, they are partially fluted with scalloped edges and a circular, flat applied base. A small bird is engraved in the center.
InscriptionsMaison Commune: Lille, about 1691: a C (Helft, 400). Other: Mark of the Lille Maison Commune: Lille, about 1691: a C (Helft, 400). Other: Mark of the Lille mint: an L with a trefoil, about 1680-1693 (Helft, 400); Reconnaissance of Lilmint: an L with a trefoil, about 1680-1693 (Helft, 400); Reconnaissance of Lille about 1680-1693: a fleur-de-lis (Helft, 400); "Poincons de titre, Depratemele about 1680-1693: a fleur-de-lis (Helft, 400); "Poincons de titre, Depratements": a cock with a 2 in a vertical octagon (Tardy, p. 168); a helmeted head ints": a cock with a 2 in a vertical octagon (Tardy, p. 168); a helmeted head in a circle, possibly a guarantee mark for the provinces, (Tardy, p. 168). n a circle, possibly a guarantee mark for the provinces, (Tardy, p. 168).
ProvenanceBy 1928, Compte Niel, Paris. 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)