CHARKA
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The charka is round with a small pointed lip for pouring. The handle is a branch with leaves and flowers, reaching from the rim of the charka to the base, forming one foot and curving around to form the other three feet. The branch and interior are in gilt.
- Object name:
- CHARKA
- Made from:
- Silver -- parcel gilt
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 3 x 8.3 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.6
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK base of branch: initials of the original owner are engraved, J. B.; bottom: one hallmark I h B
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973