Fish slice
| Title | Fish slice |
|---|---|
| Artist | Charles Aldridge |
| Date | 1772–73 18th century |
| Medium | Silver |
| Classification | Metalwork-Silver |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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