TAZZA (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Demidov Lapidary Factory (Attributed to)

On view in: Second Floor Hallway

About this object

The flat malachite bowl of the tazza is rimmed in gilt bronze in a beaded border. It is mounted on a pedestal leg. The leg is made from malachite with gilt bronze mounts where it joins bowl. It rests on a triangular base which is in gilt bronze with a design of acanthus leaves on the top and onto the leg, and is plain at the very bottom. In the center of the bowl is a name in Cyrillic surmounted by coronet.

Object name:

TAZZA (ONE OF TWO)

Made from:

Malachite -- gilt bronze

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

24.4 × 23.3 cm (9 5/8 × 9 3/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

21.100.2

Class:

HARDSTONE

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION ДЕМИДОВЪ (Demidoff) surmounted by a coronet (in bronze) [inside bowl]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973