Wine taster's cup
17th-19th century
Artists
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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