Oval dish

François-Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)

1766–67

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions2.3 x 28.5 x 31.3 cm (7/8 x 11 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)

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

Accession number1993.429.1

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceDuc de Choiseul (1719-1785), French Foreign Affairs Minister (1758-1770). By 1926, Collection de Gesne, Paris [see note 1]. By 1958, Penard Y Fernandez [see note 2]. Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993 [see note 3]; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)

Notes:
[1]. 1926, exhibited Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, cat. #94.
[2]. 1958, Penard Y Fernandez sale, Paris, cat. #44, Pl. XXXIII.