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TUMBLER

Creator(s): Timofei Siluianov (Silversmith)

Currently in storage


About this object

The sides are decorated in an elaborate rococo decoration of scrolls, leaves, flowers in baskets and two alighting eagles, all in repoussé with punching for details. A matching decoration appears on the foot. The interior is gilded.

Object name:
TUMBLER
Made from:
Silver
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1764
Size:
13.7 × 8.9 cm (5 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.30
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK bottom: four hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow and the date 1764 (part illegible), 2. TS in CYrillic for Siluyanov Timofei, silver workmaster active in 1752-1802; 3. partial mark V ..., probably for V.A in Cyrillic for unknown essayer in 1760-1794; 4. partial mark ...F P in Cyrillic in a heart-shaped reserve, probably for AFPstanding for Petrov Fedor, alderman in 1759-1784;
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973