CHARKA
Currently in storage
About this object
Charka is round with a flat handle. A continuous geometric pattern in turquoise blue, royal blue, white, green and rust goes around the side. From the design to the base is a stippled gilded ground. Same colors are sued in enamel patterns raised above a stippled ground and outlining pierced holes on the handle. ground, inside and base are gilded. Filigree enamel
- Object name:
- CHARKA
- Made from:
- Silver -- gold -- enamel
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1878
- Size:
- 3.3 × 6.7 × 8.9 cm (1 5/16 × 2 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 15.215
- Class:
- ENAMEL
- Signature marks:
- MARK on bottom: 88, St. George and the Dragon, 1878, VC in Cyrillic for assayer Viktor Savinkov, Khlebnikov with eagle above
- Credit line:
- Museum Purchase, 1990