TUMBLER
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
There is an all over decoration of vines, garlands, swags of drapery and bow knots in niello on silver against a gilt guilloche background. There are four medallions, each with a male personification of the four seasons.
- Object name:
- TUMBLER
- Made from:
- Silver gilt -- niello
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1795
- Size:
- 8.7 x 6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 13.15
- Class:
- NIELLO
- Signature marks:
- MARK on bottom: 2 marks of St. George and the Dragon, 1795/T in a square, BA in a square
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973