Covered ewer

Louis Samson II (active in Toulouse, 1710–1781)

1763

Object PlaceToulouse, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions26.6 x 18.3 x 12.3 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/16 x 4 13/16 in.); Weight 33 oz.

Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection

Accession number1993.254

On View

On view

ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceMade for the Marquis de Sassenage, Grenoble [see note 1]. Before 1950, from an "English Noble Family" [see note 2]; by 1950, in Geneva [see note 3]; 1950, with A. & R. Ball, New York; 1950, purchased from or through A. & R. Ball by 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. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)

NOTES:
[1] Arms engraved on ewer. [2] See letter from Arthur Ball, November 10, 1950, copy in MFA curatorial file. [3] See letter from Arthur Ball, November 10th, 1950, to Mrs. Firestone, which states that he examined the ewer in Geneva.