Cup with cover
Unknown artist
Date: 19th century
Medium: Tortoise shell
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Classification: Shell
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Purchase by subscription, 1879
Date range
1800 – 1899
Largest dimension
8.6 cm
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