HANDLELESS CHARKA
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The lower part of the cup is fluted while above is a rinceau of leaves, all in repoussé and engraved. The lip is plain except for the engraved initials. The interior and the underneath part of the foot are gilded.
- Object name:
- HANDLELESS CHARKA
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1695-1696
- Size:
- 3.7 x 4.6 cm (1 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.75
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- marks bottom: partially visible ...D in Cyrillic (?); rim: French import mark monogram H A in Latin Script or N A in Cyrillic
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973