TANKARD
Creator(s): Petr Semenov (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The body of the tankard has large, expressive rococo scrolls, some plain, some stippled and others with a punched decoration. Similar designs are around the foot and on the cover. Original gilding is worn out. Interior is gilded.
- Object name:
- TANKARD
- Made from:
- Silver -- silver gilt
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1756
- Size:
- 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.20
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK bottom: St. George and the Dragon for Moscow / 1755; MB in Cyrillic for Borovschikov Mikhail, essayer in 1755-1768; PS in Cyrillic in a shaped cartouche for Semenov Petr, workmaster in 1739-1777; scratched number 139 1/2; rim of the foot and lid: St. George; 1756; MB in Cyrillic
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973