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Chalice and paten
Possibly by: Denis Patu (French, active 1668–1751)
France (Paris)
1682–83
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silver gilt, painted enamel on silver
Dimensions
Height of chalice: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.506a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionSilver-gilt and enamel chalice and paten
Marks
Maker's mark on underside of base (barely legible): possibly "D"; Paris warden's mark for 1682/83
ProvenanceBy 1972, with S. J. Phillips, London; 1972, sold by Phillips to Elizabeth Parke Firestone; Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 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)