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COCONUT CUP

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

The coconut is carved with busts of Peter the Great, Catherine I and Elizabeth in medallions. Between the medallions the background is carved with floral designs. The cover is part of the cocoanut mounted in silver gilt with the Imperial eagle on the top. The nut is carved with floral motifs. The base is beautifully engraved with scrolls in parcel gilt. On top of this is a standing boy supporting on his head the plain silver mounts for the cup.

Object name:
COCONUT CUP
Made from:
Silver -- coconut
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1760
Size:
24.9 cm (9 13/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.27.1-2
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION base: Slavonic inscriptions with the date 1760; no visible hallmarks
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973