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Wine cup
Chalice
Adrien Davault (French, 1626–1694)
French
1692–93
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number2014.1467
ClassificationsSilver
Catalogue Raisonné
Jones 1913, p. 49-50
DescriptionMoulded base with acanthus border, acanthus also on bowl and stem. Inside is lightly parcel gilt.
Condition: fine with the exception of a part of one acanthus leaf of the sleeve that has broken away.
Condition: fine with the exception of a part of one acanthus leaf of the sleeve that has broken away.
Marks
Fully marked on rim of cup and bottom of foot including the decharge for "exempted plate" (no tax). Bimbenet-Privat records ten examples of Davault's work, the majority of which, mostly chalices or ciboriums, are found in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Inscriptions"The Gift of Mr Anthony Bracket to / the South Church in Boston 1758"
Provenance1758, gift of Anthony Brackett to the Old South (Third) Church, Boston; 1939, lent by the Old South Church to the MFA; 2014, sold by the Old South (Third) Church to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)