VesselsEuropean

Miniature Kettle

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Silver

Culture

European

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

5.08 cm (2 in.)

Provenance

David Berg, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

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