Pair of scallop-shell dishes
Object type: Dishes
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers
Artist bio: 1736–1788, master 1765, retired 1777
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1771–73
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall (.486): 1 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (4.8 × 12.1 × 13 cm);
Overall (.487): 1 7/8 × 5 × 5 1/4 in. (4.8 × 12.7 × 13.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Shells