Creator(s): Unknown (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The charka is urn-shaped. The upper part is eight-sided and flares outward and is engraved with rococo designs. The main part is bulbous and is engraved in a melon pattern. The handle is an S-scroll. The ring foot flares outward.
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1762
- Size:
- 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.543
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK on bottom: hallmarks 1. partly illegible St. George and the Dragon for Moscow, 2. [transcription], 3. C. C. [transcription] for the maker
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1966