Pair of silver shell-shaped dishes, English

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Pair of shell-shaped dishes. Production: London. Silver, 1755-1756.

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Accession Number: M.3A&B-1987
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 608 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Filesize: 70.80kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2007:07:27 14:10:59

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC dish feet Fitz_AA Georgian pair sea shell seashells serving piece shells silver silverware sweetmeat dish tableware three-legged

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