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Caster

(French, active 1707–1740)
1740–60
Object PlaceChambery, France
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.339
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved coat of arms
ProvenanceFebruary, 1951, sold by Au Vieux Paris 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)
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