Beaker

François Corbie (French, master 1777, died after 1793)

1783-1784

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver gilt

DimensionsHeight x diameter: 10.2 x 8.3 cm, 8 oz. (4 x 3 1/4 in., 0.5 lb.)

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

Accession number1993.385

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsEngraved monogram "SB" or "BS", or possibly "GB."Provenance1913, Leon Helft, Paris. 1942, Baron Cassel, New York. July, 1956, sold by J. Helft 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)