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Dress sword

about 1777-1778
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; Steel
DimensionsOverall: 90.8 x 10.8 x 8.4 cm, 13.5 oz. (35 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 5/16 in., 0.84 lb.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.451
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsWarden's mark: "O" for 1774-81. Discharge Mark: for small work, 1775-1781: a monkey's head (Dennis 137): wheregrip meets guard. Other: partially obscured mark on guard under handle. "346
Provenance1961, puchased by 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)
Various Artists
early 18th century
Abraham Barboult
about 1740
Abraham Barboult
about 1740
Corkscrew
Unmarked
18th century
Group shot: 64.705-7
Peter Harache I
1689–90
Group shot: 64.705-7
Peter Harache I
1689–90
Group shot: 64.705-7
Peter Harache I
1689–90
Circular dish
Unidentified artist
1769
Circular deep dish
Unidentified artist
about 1780