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Wine taster
French
1670–71
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
4.5 x 13 cm (1 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.478
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionLarge, deep circular wine taster. Cast and applied shell handle has scrolling at its base, with a circular ring grip below.
Marks
Maker's Mark: undecipherable. a crown, a fleur-de-lys, a "V" on the right, the rest illegible.
Possibly the maker's marlk of Toussaint Vachette (“Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.522, Bimbenet-Privat, 2002) - on the side of the cup.
Warden's Mark: a crowned B for Paris 1670-1671 (“Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.73, Bimbenet-Privat, 2002) - on the side of the cup.
Possibly the maker's marlk of Toussaint Vachette (“Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.522, Bimbenet-Privat, 2002) - on the side of the cup.
Warden's Mark: a crowned B for Paris 1670-1671 (“Les orfevres et l’orfevrerie de Paris au XVIIeme siècle”, vol I, p.73, Bimbenet-Privat, 2002) - on the side of the cup.
InscriptionsEngraved on one side of the bowl: "F. Regnaud [h ?]"
Provenance1967; 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)