Wine taster's cup
17th-19th century
Artists
Dimensions
2.54 x 9.84 x 7.94 cm (1 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Mrs Arthur T. Cabot, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
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