Wine taster's cup
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

3.81 x 11.43 x 8.57 cm (1 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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