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Trencher salt
France (Paris)
1763–64
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
4.6 x 6 x 8.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.271
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionA cast open trencher salt with a shaped oval body. Scrolling forms the supports. The body is concave with a quatrefoil shaped, molded rim and silver-gilt well.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, JBC, a key (Dennis, 96). Warden's Mark: 1763-1764: a crowned Z (Dennis, 96). Charge Mark: for large work 1762-1768: a crowned A with a laurel branch (Dennis, 128), and for small work, 1762-1768: crossed laurel branches (Dennis, 14).
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. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)