Beaker

Battersea

About 1755

  • Titles Beaker (Descriptive)
  • Artist Battersea, England
  • Medium enameled copper
  • Dimensions 3 × 2 3/4 in. Diam. (7.6 × 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.160.1998
  • Work Type beaker
  • Classification Containers

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