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Caster
Pierre Tudier I (active from 1714, died 1775)
France (Beziers)
1745–55
Object Place: Europe, Beziers, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
H. 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.481a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionCaster
Marks
Maker's Mark:"PTUDIER" crowned by a closed crown for Pierre Tudier active from 1714, died 1775 (underside of base).
"Maison Commune" warden's mark : "T" two grains "BEZI" crowned for Beziers (Jurisdiction of Montpellier) 1724-1731 (underside of base).
Charge : three fleurs-de-lys crowned for Beziers 1722-1730 (underside of base).
Charge : fleur de lys with two grains crown, for Beziers 1721-1725 (underside of base).
Discharge : fleur de lys, for Beziers 1722-1730 (on both separate little parts of the superior part)
Discharge : O crowned for Beziers, 1731-1733 (on the exterior part of the rim under the lid and on one small part attached to the lid)
Discharge : cross crowned for Beziers 1733-1738 (on the exterior part of the rim under the lid and on one of the small parts attached to the lid)
"Maison Commune" warden's mark : "T" two grains "BEZI" crowned for Beziers (Jurisdiction of Montpellier) 1724-1731 (underside of base).
Charge : three fleurs-de-lys crowned for Beziers 1722-1730 (underside of base).
Charge : fleur de lys with two grains crown, for Beziers 1721-1725 (underside of base).
Discharge : fleur de lys, for Beziers 1722-1730 (on both separate little parts of the superior part)
Discharge : O crowned for Beziers, 1731-1733 (on the exterior part of the rim under the lid and on one small part attached to the lid)
Discharge : cross crowned for Beziers 1733-1738 (on the exterior part of the rim under the lid and on one of the small parts attached to the lid)
ProvenanceBy 1912, Gely de Savy, Toulouse. October 17, 1967, sold by S. J. Phillips, Ltd., London (dealer) to Elizabeth Parke Firestone. 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)