Sponge-box

Francois Joubert (Master in 1749; died after 1793)

1781

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsOverall: 8.9 cm, 7 oz. (3 1/2 in., 0.44 lb.)
Other (Overall): 8.6cm (3 3/8in.)

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

Accession number1993.322.1

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceBy 1926, Puiforcat. By 1928, Lucien Metzger, Paris [see note 1]. 1955, puchased 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. to the MFA. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)

Notes:
[1] 1928, Lucien Metzger's sale, Paris.