Salt cellar
Alexis Micalef
1760–61
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions4.2 x 7.5 x 9.1 cm (1 5/8 x 2 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.351.1
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, AM, a Maltese cross (Dennis,248). Warden's Mark: 1760-1761: a crowned V (Dennis, 156). Charge Mark: proba bly for large work 1756-1762: a crowned A, barely legible (Dennis, 156).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.
