Richard Norman Shaw RA, Biscuit Barrel with cover, 1883.
Silver. 270 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Paul Highnam.
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Biscuit Barrel with cover, 1883
Richard Norman Shaw RA (1831 - 1912)
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