Wine taster
probably 1768–70
Object PlaceBordeaux, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions3.1 x 11.8 cm (1 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.508
InscriptionsMaker's Mark: a crowned tower, two grains, GL (Helft, 276). Discharge Mark: 1762-1770: a crowned K (Helft, 276). Other: a crowned B, a grain, with somethingbelow, probably the Maison Commune for 1768-1770 because it is the only mark in 1762-1770 illustrated iwth the grain next to the B rather than below it (Helft, 278); Guarantee mark used after 1838 for medium sized work: a small crab (Tardy, p.173).