Wine taster's cup
17th-19th century
Artists
Dimensions
3.18 x 11.11 x 8.26 cm (1 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Mrs Arthur T. Cabot, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
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