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