VODKA CUP, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The main part of the helmet is in silver. The cloth portions are in red and white enamel. On the front of the visor is an elaborate Imperial eagle with the three Imperial crowns and a copy of the star of the Imperial Order of Saint Andrew First Called. Above the star is the inscription in Russian, in black enamel on a ribbon.
- Object name:
- VODKA CUP, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Silver -- enamel
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 1908-1917
- Size:
- 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.140
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK inside helmet: three hallmarks, 1. Kokoshnik facing right 1908-1917, 2. 78, 3. illegible INSCRIPTION underneath lower edge: engraved BB and date 1911; above star: god is with us to faith and loyalty for Gorny, Dubnyak 1877
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973