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Candlestick

(French, active 1664–about 1680)
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
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)
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