Invalid's cup (Biberon)

Luigi Valadier Italian

ca. 1770–80

Not on view

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Title: Invalid's cup (Biberon)
Maker: Luigi Valadier (Italian, Rome 1726–1785 Rome)
Date: ca. 1770–80
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 3 × 7 1/8 in. (7.6 × 18.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Arturo Lopez-Willshaw, 1945
Object Number: 45.43
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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