VesselsBritish18th century

Small Custard Cup

c. 1785-1790

Artists

WedgwoodArtist

Description

Serrated upper edge.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Jasperware

Medium

Solid green jasperware in leaf shape with raised lattice decoration

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

4.2 x 4.6 x 4.9 cm (1 5/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Hugh W. Diamond. [Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, NY, 1913, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum.

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