TUMBLER WITH LID
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
On view in: Russian Porcelain Room
About this object
Tumbler has a gold band at the top and bottom. On a white glass medallion affixed to the front in a gold border is the head of Alexander I in profile in grisaille on a Pompeian red ground. He is looking right and wearing a crown of laurel leaves. The rest of the tumbler has been cut in a fine diamond pattern. The underside is cut in a fine star pattern that reaches the outer edge. Cover is partially cut in a fine diamond pattern and the edge is cut in a series of horizontal facets. The faceted knop on top is partially gilded.
- Object name:
- TUMBLER WITH LID
- Made from:
- Glass
- Made in:
- FRANCE
- Date made:
- 1814-1820
- Size:
- 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 23.246.1-2
- Class:
- GLASS
- Signature marks:
- accession no 70.259 [In white on outer edge of underside of top -- This is an old accession mark.]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973