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Oval dish
François-Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)
France (Paris)
1766–67
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
2.3 x 28.5 x 31.3 cm (7/8 x 11 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.429.1
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionOne of a pair of shaped oval dishes, with molded rims and applied at intervals with foliage encircled with a matted band. The borders are engraved with a coat of arms. (Note: The arms are those of Choiseul, 1719-1785, Minister of Foreign Affairs).
Marks
Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, FTG, a fleece (Dennis, 164).Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, FTG, a fleece (Dennis, 164).Warden's Mark: 1766-1767: a crowned C (Dennis, 4). Charge Mark: for large wor Warden's Mark: 1766-1767: a crowned C (Dennis, 4). Charge Mark: for large wor k, 1762-1768: a crowned A with a laurel branch Incomplete (Dennis, 164). Dischk, 1762-1768: a crowned A with a laurel branch Incomplete (Dennis, 164). Discharge Mark: for large work, 1762-1768: a rose (Dennis, 163). Other: guarantee marge Mark: for large work, 1762-1768: a rose (Dennis, 163). Other: guarantee mark used after 1838: a small boar's head (Tardy, p. 173). ark used after 1838: a small boar's head (Tardy, p. 173).
ProvenanceDuc de Choiseul (1719-1785), French Foreign Affairs Minister (1758-1770). By 1926, Collection de Gesne, Paris [see note 1]. By 1958, Penard Y Fernandez [see note 2]. 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)
Notes:
[1]. 1926, exhibited Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, cat. #94.
[2]. 1958, Penard Y Fernandez sale, Paris, cat. #44, Pl. XXXIII.
Notes:
[1]. 1926, exhibited Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, cat. #94.
[2]. 1958, Penard Y Fernandez sale, Paris, cat. #44, Pl. XXXIII.