TUMBLER

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

There is a plain band at the top and bottom with turning around the rim. About the tumbler are three large cartouches with elaborate baroque frames with large leaves, plain and with stippled decoration. In the cartouches are: 1. a city gate with a bird perched on top of it, 2. a landscape with the sun and a Cupid kneeling before a flower, 3. a hawk attacking another bird.

Object name:

TUMBLER

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

Moscow, Russia

Date made:

1738

Size:

8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.33

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK underneath: three hallmarks, 1. N O C K B A, 2. [transcription], 3. partly illegible

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973