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Bell-shaped beaker
French (Paris)
1773
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 11.6 x 8.9 cm, 8 oz. (4 9/16 x 3 1/2 in., 0.5 lb.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.302
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionBell-shaped beaker on domed foot, with molded rim and mid-rib, applied beneath with bullrushes and grapevine
ProvenanceBy 1934. E. A. Phillips, London [see note 1]. 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. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)
Notes:
[1] 1934, Estate of E.A. Phillips sale, Christie's London, cat #52, ill. Pl. I.
Notes:
[1] 1934, Estate of E.A. Phillips sale, Christie's London, cat #52, ill. Pl. I.