Placide Poussielgue-Rusand
Ciborium

Overall.

Public Domain

MakerFrench, 1824–1889
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Ciborium
Date1847–1891
MediumSilver-gilt
Dimensions11 3/16 × 5 1/8 in. (28.4 × 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Rick Bihner
Object number2024.109.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[Les Antiquités Marcel Bolduc, St. Paul, Quebec, Canada, 2007]; Mr. Rick Bihner, Houston, USA; MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[none]
[none]
Rim of lid and upper rim of bowl: PPR punch with a heart, star, anchor and cross; assay mark with the head of Mercury and 1
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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