Covered Mustard Pot

Birmingham, England

About 1755-1760

  • Titles Covered Mustard Pot (Descriptive)
  • Medium enameled copper
  • Dimensions 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (8.9 × 8.3 × 6.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.496.1998a-b
  • Work Type mustard pot with cover
  • Classification Containers

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