VesselsFrench17th-19th century

Wine taster's cup

17th-19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Silver

Culture

French

Century

17th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

2.86 x 10.48 x 7.94 cm (1 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Mrs Arthur T. Cabot, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

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