Ecuelle with cover

1750–60

Object PlaceDouai, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsOverall: 7.3 × 16.4 cm (2 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
Other (Overall): 27.2 cm (10 11/16 in.)
Weight: 22.5 oz. (0.64 kg)

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

Accession number1993.427a-b

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ClassificationsSilver

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Inscriptionsmarks: maker (top side of both handle, outer side of edge, inner side of the cover) a crowned star IMS (J. Helft, p.168, no.464) Warden's mark: a crowned R: Douai around 1755. Charge mark: A gothic letter D between two crowns: reconnaissance de Douai Other (outer side of the bezel): small boar's head (1.25x1.75 mm.): guarantee mark used after 1838, Tardy p.173