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TUMBLER WITH RING FOOT

Creator(s): Mikhail Klushin (Silversmith)

Currently in storage


About this object

The sides of the tumbler are decorated with an elaborate repoussé design of rococo scrolls with punched decoration and three cartouches, one with a running animal (dog?) and two each with one bird.

Object name:
TUMBLER WITH RING FOOT
Made from:
Silver
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1755
Size:
12.5 x 8.4 cm (4 15/16 x 3 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.25
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK bottom: three hallmarks, 1. St. George right for Moscow together with the date 1755, 2. MK in Cyrillic script for Klushin Mikhail Mikhailovich (workmaster in the 2nd quarter of XVIII); 3. MB in Cyrillic for Borovschikov Mikhail (essayer in 1755-1768); inscribed 55
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973