CUP
Creator(s): Jean Pierre Ador (Goldsmith)
On view in: French Drawing Room
About this object
Cup is in open work and once probably had a glass or porcelain liner. Open work is an adaptation of the Louis XVI style with motifs such as loops, leaves, and swags.
- Object name:
- CUP
- Made from:
- Gold
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1774
- Size:
- H. 1 11/16 × W. 2 5/8 in. (4.3 × 6.7 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.34
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- MARK: crossed anchors and scepter; 1774; IA with crown above (maker Jean Pierre Ador) [underneath]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973