- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36.9 x 38.4 x 31.8 cm (14 1/2 x 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.); Average: 35 x 38.4 x 31.8 cm (13 3/4 x 15 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: [Maker’s mark of Pierre−François Bonnestrenne, beneath platter; inside tureen (two marks)] Inscription: [Warden's mark for Paris, 1734−1735, beneath platter; inside tureen; inside cover] Inscription: [Charge mark of Hubert Louvet, Paris, 1732-1738, on platter border; beneath platter; beneath tureen; inside cover; inside tureen (two marks)] Inscription: [Discharge mark of Louis Robin mostly used for stamping small work, Paris 1738−1744, on platter border; beneath tureen] Inscription: [Warden's mark for Paris, 1736−1737, on platter border] Inscription: [Possibly British import mark, London, 1925, on platter border] Inscription: [Possibly mark of the British firm Charles & Richard Comyns, on platter border] Inscription: [Discharge of Louis Robin mostly used for stamping gold and silver between 1738 and 1744, beneath tureen; outside cover] Inscription: [Maker’s mark of Henry-Guillaume Adnet, inside cover] Inscription: [Two small undefined marks, inside cover] Inscription: [Under the surface of the platter the engraved signature]: “FAIT-PAR-I-A-MEISSONIER-ARCHITECTTE”; [and the weight] “673=5"; “No. [v] I 50 £ b76Sol”; [and the numbers] “A nº 1”; “A nº2” Inscription: [On tureen lip]: "MEISSONIER" Inscription: [On tureen lip]: “A nº 3”; “A nº2” [in order to place the tureen correctly on the stand] Inscription: [Numbers engraved on the stand, the tureen, and the cover to show how the piece should be assembled]:
“A nº 1” [on the base of the tureen; beneath the cover; on the platter],
“A nº 2” [on the platter],
“A nº 3” [on the exterior rim of the tureen],
“A nº4”; “A nº 5” [outside the cover],
“A nº 7” [on the border of the platter] Inscription: [Two warden's marks for Paris, 1735-1736, beneath tureen]
- Accession Number
- 1977.182
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0