Mustard pot
In 1545 François I founded the Hôpital de la Trinité to shelter abandoned children. Among the trades taught there was silversmithing, taught by a worker who had been favorably passed on by the wardens of the guild. In recompense for his instruction, the teacher-worker could become a master at the end of eight years. Antoine Bailly registered his first mark in 1748 in this way. In 1756, as a Paris maker, he turned in the mark gained through his work at the Hôpital and registered the mark which is found on this piece.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mustard pot
- Maker: Antoine Bailly (master through service at Hôpital de la Trinité 1748, master Paris 1756, died 1765)
- Date: 1758–59
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Height: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
- Object Number: 48.187.91a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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