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Candlestick

Jean II Boieldieu (French, active 1664–about 1680)

Unidentified artist

1678–79

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions13.3 x 11.5 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

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

Accession number1993.335.1

On View

On view

ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsA coat of arms, eagle with two heads, is engraved on a corner of the base. Formerly attributed to the Family Salvaing de Boissieu. Unknown.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)