Wine taster's cup
c. 1800-c. 1820
Artists
Description
Width above includes handle; diameter is of cup opening. Stamped on bottom with mark GH. Stamped pattern of leaves and circles. Convex bottom. Chased finishing? Curled handle with fluting, soldered on.
Dimensions
3.18 x 9.21 x 7.3 cm (1 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Mrs Arthur T. Cabot, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944
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