TUMBLER
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Plain bands are about the lower and upper part with turning near the lip, the rest has fine, strong rococo scrolls, flowers and two birds, one with arms raised, the other alighting on a cluster of flowers. These are plain or stippled and the background has a punched decoration.
- Object name:
- TUMBLER
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1756
- Size:
- 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.21
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath: three hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow, 2. B. A., 3. Mb
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973