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Circular dinner plate

François-Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791)

1761–62

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsDiameter: 25cm (9 13/16in.)

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

Accession number1993.510.10

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsWarden's Mark: 1761-1762: a crowned X, incomplete (Dennis, 75). Other: Countermark used after 1838: parts of insects (Rosenberg, 5929); a small rectangle, possibly two.

ProvenanceElizabeth 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)