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Trencher salt

France (Toulouse)
1762
Object Place: Europe, Toulouse, France

Medium/Technique Metal; silver
Dimensions 2.7 x 5.5 x 6.8 cm (1 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.268.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionOne of a pair of small, cast, open trencher salts. The oblong octagonal body has concave sides between a molded base and rim and a deep oval well.
Marks Maker's Mark: B/RIEV/MES, a fleur-de-lis (Helft, 1147). Maison Commune: Toulouse, 1762: a fleur-de-lis, TOL, two grains, an Hbetween (Helft, 1145). Charge Mark: for large work, 1760-1768: a cinquefoil in a crowned shield (Helft, 1147). Discharge Mark: for large work: a crowned shield with three female figures (Helft, 1146). Other: guarantee mark used after 1838 for medium-sized works: a small boar's head (Tardy, p. 173).
ProvenanceElizabeth 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.