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Salt cellar

1760–61
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions4.1 x 7.2 x 9.3 cm (1 5/8 x 2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.351.2
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ClassificationsSilver
Collections
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: for l arge work, 1756-1762: a crowned A (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.
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