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TRULLA

Creator(s): Gorham Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The trulla is a reproduction. It is a plain silvered cup with a ring foot. It has an unusually long channeled snout/spout and a thick scrolled handle. It was probably used as a ladle or a pitcher.

Object name:
TRULLA
Made from:
Silver plate on brass
Made in:
USA
Date made:
ca. 1960
Size:
6 x 13.3 cm (2 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.207
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
MARK on bottom: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BY GORHAM E (anchor in a shield) FOR HORIZON (around edge); ROMAN TRULLA FIRST CENTURY BC (in center)
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973