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Trencher salt
France (Province)
about 1725 (?).
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
3.2 x 6.2 x 7.2 cm (1 1/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.279.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair of small cast open trencher salts. Of oblong octagonal shape with a concave body between the molded rim and base with an oval depression for salt.
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned R, DL with a grain between. Other: several small illegible marks on the base.
Provenance1907, Henri Chasles Sale, Paris, 1907. 1934, Estate E.A. Phillips, Christie's sale, cat. # 120. 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.