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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1944.55.24
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Wine taster's cup
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 1825-c. 1875
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229511

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
2.5 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm (1 × 4 × 3 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs Arthur T. Cabot, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Arthur T. Cabot
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
1944.55.24
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Width above includes handle; diameter is of cup opening. Handle in shape of two snakes head to head. Four marks stamped on bottom: I [fleur de lys] B under crown; D under leaf; LA under crown; [BL] in cursive. Another stamp, illegible, may be LA or IB, on handle. Around lip of cup: P Goumoul

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