TUMBLER

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Around the tumbler are three medallions in elaborate cartouches surmounted by canopies. The center medallion has an eagle in flight, another a hare running in the field and the third a bird alighting. Between these are sprays, leaves and three animal masks. The decoration is in repoussé.

Object name:

TUMBLER

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

Moscow, Russia

Date made:

1748

Size:

18.3 × 11.6 cm (7 3/16 × 4 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.14

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK bottom: three hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow and the date 1748, 2. M K, 3. A K; scratched on bottom: 1172

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973