CHARKA

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The main portion is urn shaped and the upper octagonal portion is decorated with a motif of two interlaced V's on a stippled ground. The lower portion is lobate and the handle is a double C.

Object name:

CHARKA

Made from:

Silver

Made in:

Moscow, Russia

Date made:

1779

Size:

4 × 6.7 cm (1 9/16 × 2 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

12.52

Class:

SILVER

Signature marks:

MARK bottom: three hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow, 2. 1779 A. A. in Cyrillic for Andrei Andreev, essayer in 1771-1779, 3. Ie A K in a heart-shaped reserve for unknown workmaster active in 1777-1778; mark number 1 is repeated on front of handle and also the French import mark, used after 1895

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973