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Wine taster
Wine taster

Wine taster

Etienne Moreau
1762–68
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions2.5 x 10.9 cm (1 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.277
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, EM, a ciborium (Not a clear Maker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, EM, a ciborium (Not a clear mark) (Nocq, p. 258). Discharge Mark: 1762-1768, for large work: a rose (Dennimark) (Nocq, p. 258). Discharge Mark: 1762-1768, for large work: a rose (Dennis, 76). Other: mark for old work, 1781-1792: a lyre (Dennis, ); Discharge mas, 76). Other: mark for old work, 1781-1792: a lyre (Dennis, ); Discharge mark for old small work, 1768-1775: a wild boar head (Dennis, ); Indecipherablrk for old small work, 1768-1775: a wild boar head (Dennis, ); Indecipherablr warden's mark on base. r warden's mark on base.ProvenanceElizabeth 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)
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