Bell-shaped beaker

Nicolas Gonthier

1773

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsHeight x diameter: 11.6 x 8.9 cm, 8 oz. (4 9/16 x 3 1/2 in., 0.5 lb.)

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

Accession number1993.302

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceBy 1934. E. A. Phillips, London [see note 1]. 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. to the MFA. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)

Notes:
[1] 1934, Estate of E.A. Phillips sale, Christie's London, cat #52, ill. Pl. I.