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Square dish
Marked by: Nicolas-Clement Vallieres
France (Paris)
1757–58
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
2.6 x 24.8 x 25 cm (1 x 9 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.274.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a set of four shaped square dishes with molded rims and an engraved crest in the center. Engraved with FC and stamped with CV on the underside of therim.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, NCV, a pearl (Nocq, p.82). Warden's Mark: there is none, but one of its mates has the mark for 1757-1758, a crowned R (Dennis, 36). Charge mark: for large work, 1756-1762: a crowned A (Dennis, 332). Discharge Mark: probably the mark for large work, 1756-1762: a woman's head (Dennis, 36).
InscriptionsEngraved coat of arms.
Provenance1930, purchased by Jacques Helft. 1938, Comtesse Niel, Paris. Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993 [see note 3]; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)