Beaker

Henri-Nicolas Cousinet (French, active 1724–1768)

1768–69

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 88.9 mm, 0.34 lb., 10.8 cm (3 1/2 in., 5.5 oz., 4 1/4 in.)

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

Accession number1993.338

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsEngraved J.F. PILLOY on rim of footProvenanceBy 1939, collection of Madame Ivon Helft [see note 1]. February, 1960, sold by S. J. Phillips, London, to 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)

[1] According to letter in curatorial file.