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CUP ON CLAW AND BALL FEET

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

Sides have leaves, flowers and fruit in silver gilt engraved on nielloed background. Around the top is a vine scroll in niello. Three ball feet.

Object name:
CUP ON CLAW AND BALL FEET
Made from:
Silver gilt -- niello
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1777
Size:
7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
13.11
Class:
NIELLO
Signature marks:
MARK on bottom: crossed anchors and scepter for St. Petersburg with date 1777, 80 for silver standard, E.F./E.b. (in a square) for assayer
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973