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TAZZA, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Demidov Lapidary Factory ((Possibly))

On view in: Second Floor Hallway


About this object

The flat malachite bowl, bordered by a gilt bronze rim, has a bronze base decorated with acanthus leaves. Malachite veneer was applied in a random arrangement into the stem of the tazza, and in a pattern recreating the veins of malachite on the surface of the bowl. In the center of the bowl is Demidov name in Cyrillic surmounted by a prince's coronet.

Object name:
TAZZA, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Malachite -- gilt bronze
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
Mid 19th c.
Size:
9 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (24.4 × 23.3 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.100.1
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION: ДЕМИДОВЪ [Demidov] in Cyrillic surmounted by a prince's coronet (in bronze) -- E and coronet are missing [inside bowl]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973