Skip to main content

Egg cup

1767–77
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsWeight: 6.05 oz., 7.1 cm (0.38 lb., 2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.328.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1954, Ricardo Espirito Santo [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] 1954, exhibited "Tresor de la Cour du Portugal," Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris (Coll. Ricardo Espirito Santo)
Francois Martin Michelin
1767–77
Circular deep dish
Pierre-Francois Gogly
1777–78
Mustard-pot
Pierre-François Bonnestrenne
1737
Francois Joubert
1764
Beaker
Francois Balzac
1737
Sponge box on circular base
François Corbie
1781
Wine taster
François Cheret
1672–73
Sponge-box
Pierre-Francois Rigal
1771–72
François-Thomas Germain
1763
François-Thomas Germain
1763
François-Thomas Germain
1757–58
Square dish
François-Thomas Germain
1757–58