TALL TUMBLER
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
On the sides are three medallions in elaborate rococo frames; all in repoussé. In the medallions are the following: 1. Cupid carrying his bow and quiver, 2. a bird attacking a running rabbit, 3. a hawk catching a rabbit. There are rococo scrolls on the foot.
- Object name:
- TALL TUMBLER
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1757
- Size:
- 16.4 x 10 cm (6 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.22
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK bottom: four hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow combined with the date 1757, 2. No. 1 repeated, 3. E1, 4. [transcription]; marks 1 and 2 are repeated on the foot; scratched on bottom: 524; scratched bottom rim: C III N 20
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973