Wine taster
1699
Object PlacePoitiers, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions4.7 x 8.9 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.393
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: PD, two grains, a star, possibly a fleur-de-lis, the rest illegiMaker's Mark: PD, two grains, a star, possibly a fleur-de-lis, the rest illegible (Helft, 798, illustrated p.294). Maison Commune: Poitiers, 1699: a crownedble (Helft, 798, illustrated p.294). Maison Commune: Poitiers, 1699: a crownedS (Helft, 798). Other: Helft illustrated the general countermark, 1768-1775; S (Helft, 798). Other: Helft illustrated the general countermark, 1768-1775; a hunting horn, as being on the taster, but it does not appear to be on the oba hunting horn, as being on the taster, but it does not appear to be on the object. ject.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. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)
