Salt cellar
1760–61
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions4.1 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 number1993.351.4
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
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.
about 1880
18th century
1725–75
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
late 15th–early 16th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-late 18th century
17th–18th century
modeled 1978, cast 1979