Un point de généalogie sur deux orfèvres parisiens du XIXe siècle : les « Favier » orfèvres parisiens de grosserie

A departmental order of the Executive Directory, signed on 21 Brumaire Year V (11 November 1796) instructed craftsmen working with precious metals to inscribe their new proof-mark on a copper plate table held in the offices of the administration. This proof-mark, designed to identify the silver or g...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Claude Aliquot
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication 2009-11-01
Series:In Situ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/6616
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A departmental order of the Executive Directory, signed on 21 Brumaire Year V (11 November 1796) instructed craftsmen working with precious metals to inscribe their new proof-mark on a copper plate table held in the offices of the administration. This proof-mark, designed to identify the silver or gold smith was to be in the shape of a lozenge but its contents were left to the diligence of the smith. It was supposedly struck off the record when the craftsman ceased operations, but this was not necessarily the case, as our examination of the production of the Favier workshop demonstrates.
ISSN:1630-7305