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VASE (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain and Glass Factories (Manufacturer) , Petr Ivanovich Krasnovskii (Designer) , Grigorii Omrokov (Engraver)

On view in: Pavilion


About this object

Large glass vase of trefoil shape in cross section. Etched and engraved on outside with three double-headed eagles (one on each lobe) and all over leaf and floral pattern. The form appears to be hand-blown and then shaped with jacks.

Object name:
VASE (ONE OF TWO)
Made from:
Lead glass
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1911
Size:
63 cm (24 13/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
23.128.1
Class:
GLASS
Signature marks:
MARK Cipher of Nicholas II surmounted by imperial crown and date 1911 [Underneath] LABEL A very important vase, carved in frosted intaglio, with 3 panels bearing a double-headed eagle with the Imperial crown above ma [...] zar Nicholas II, signed and dated -- No. 706 [Inside]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973