Small Custard Cup
c. 1785-1790
Artists
Description
Serrated upper edge.
Dimensions
4.2 x 4.4 x 4.9 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/4 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, 1943
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