Oval shaving dish

Henri-Louis Le Gaigneur (French, 1706–1776)

1730

Object PlaceSt. Omer, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsLength x width: 33.3 x 26 cm, 30 oz. (13 1/8 x 10 1/4 in., 1.87 lb.)

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

Accession number1993.387.1

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsEngraved with accole coats-of-arms (wedding) of the Marquis Joseph de la Moussaye and his wife, Louise Francoise Josephe de Harchies (married in 1754).

ProvenanceJanuary 12, 1957, sold by H. Baur (dealer), Paris, to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897- d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 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)