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Oval dish

last quarter of 18th century?
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions2.9 x 31.2 x 47.2 cm (1 1/8 x 12 5/16 x 18 9/16 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.258
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved arms with the motto "In Deo Spes Mea", surmounted by an ermine mantle with crown
ProvenanceElizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993 [see note 3]; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)
about 1880
18th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
17th–18th century
modeled 1978, cast 1979