Dish Cross
1789-1790
Artists
Description
Formed of four swivelling arms raised on oval pads, with movable scroll supports, and central circular lamp with removable cover.
Dimensions
9.5 × 29.8 × 29.8 cm (3 3/4 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.) 534 g
Provenance
David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1999.
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