Oval basin

Jean-Nicolas Picart (Master, 1682; died 1747)

1705–06

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions5.4 x 25.15 x 32.8 cm (2 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 12 15/16 in.); Weight 25.1 oz.

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

Accession number1993.341.1

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsInscribed on underside "186". Engraved coat of arms in center of bottom [Earl's coronet ?]

ProvenanceApril, 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. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)