Goblet
maker
Charles François Croze
(active early 18th century -)
Date18th century
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w2
eMuseum ID725474
EmbARK ObjectID15346
TMS Source ID3931
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesHotel Drouot. Catalogue des Objets de Vitrine: Boites, Miniatures, Bijoux, Montres des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles...Provenant de la Collection de Mme X... Salle no. 3 (Paris, 14 May 1892), p. 15, lot 58.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 181. (probably Paris, 18th century)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 24-25, ill. (as France, Paris, 1752-1753)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 181. (probably Paris, 18th century)
Ellenor Alcorn et al. The Best of the Decorative Arts. Exploring Treasures in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum IV. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1992), pp. 24-25, ill. (as France, Paris, 1752-1753)
MarksNotesInscribed (underside of foot): M crowned (warden's mark for 1752-1753); a crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains, CC, a crozier (maker's mark of the French silversmith Charles François Croze, early 18th century); indecipherable mark
Inscribed (rim of the cup): a hen's head (discharge mark for small work for 1750-1756)
Inscribed (rim of the cup): a hen's head (discharge mark for small work for 1750-1756)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (with a second goblet, museum no. M21w4) at the third sale of Mme. Léon Gauchez's collection at the Hotel Drouot, Paris for 400 francs on 14 May 1892, lot 58, through the exporter Charles H. Rafard and his employee Fernand Robert, her regular agent in Paris.
