COFFEEPOT
Creator(s): Johann Myllys (Silversmith)
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
Most of the surface is covered with a neo- rococo design in leaves and cartouches in gilt on a silver ground with dots and punchwork. Handle is decorated as a branch of a tree with two ivory circular inserts. Larger ivory circle crownes the finial on the lid.
- Object name:
- COFFEEPOT
- Made from:
- Silver -- parcel gilt -- ivory
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1857
- Size:
- 19.5 x 24 cm (7 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.113
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK bottom: crossed anchors and scepter for St. Petersburg 1818-1864, 84, A. M. in Cyrillic for Mitin Alexander (essayer in 1842-1877) / 1857, I. M. in Latin script for Myllys Johann (silver workmaster since 1845, active 1814-1880); on the lid: crossed anchors and scepter, 84, I.M.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973