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VODKA BOTTLE, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Orlov Glassworks (Attributed to)

Currently in storage


About this object

Dark blue glass decorated on front and two sides with formalized floral motifs in white enamel. Those on the front resemble tulips growing from a ground line. Each has a silver stopper surrounded by the imperial eagle, most probably a later addition.

Object name:
VODKA BOTTLE, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Glass
Made in:
RUSSIA: Mosal'skii uezd
Date made:
c. 1800
Size:
19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
23.211.1
Class:
GLASS
Signature marks:
LABEL Avec bouchon [with stopper] [Underneath]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973