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Tazza
French (Paris)
1694–95
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver-gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2cm (2 13/16in.)
Other (Overall): 24.2cm (9 1/2in.)
Other (Overall): 24.2cm (9 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.497.2
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionA silver-gilt tazza from a traveling service, the foot with a row of gadroons and ribbed knop, a cut and applied sunburst on the underside of the plateau, and a raised gadrooned border.
Marks
Warden's Mark: 1694-95, a crowned A (Beuque I #1682 p 191): Under plateau. Charge Mark: for large work, 1691-98, a capital A with 2 fleurs-de-lys (Beuque I #1699 p 193): Under plateau. Other: "398" struck underside of foot.