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Second-course dish with cover

François-Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)

1757

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsDiameter (dish): 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Diameter (cover): 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)

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

Accession number1993.495.2a-b

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ClassificationsSilver

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Inscriptionsstruck with St. Petersburg marks for 176? Engraved No. 12?Provenance1757, ordered by Empress Elisabeth (b. 1709 - d. 1762) as part of the "Parisian" silver service for the Imperial Court of Russia. March 19, 1971, sold by S. J. Phillips, Ltd., London, 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. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)