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VesselsFrench17th-19th century

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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

2.54 x 10.16 x 8.26 cm (1 x 4 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

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

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