Coffeepot

Denys Frankson

1789 · Silver, ivory · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

In 1545 François I founded the Hôpital de la Trinité to shelter abandoned children. Among the trades taught was silversmithing, taught by a worker who had been favorabley passed on by the wardens of the guild. In recompense for his introduction the teacher-worker could be received as a master silversmith at the end of eight years. Denys Frankson registered his first mark in 1765 in this way. In 1773, bailed in the usual way as a Paris master, he canceled his first mark and registered his second one which is found on this piece.

Artist

Denys Frankson

Date

1789

Medium

Silver, ivory

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948