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GOBLET

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Passageway to Dining Room


About this object

Conical bowl is engraved on one side with the double headed eagle surmounted by the three imperial crowns. On the side is the cipher of Elizabeth I (Elizaveta Petrovna) surmounted by the imperial crown. Between these are sprays of flowers. The base of the bowl is faceted. The three-knopped baluster stem is faceted and comprises two small proper knops--the first being smaller than the second--above an inverted baluster stem knop. There is a continuous decorative bubble within the stem. The base is plain.

Object name:
GOBLET
Made from:
Glass
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1741-1761
Size:
22.2 × 9.4 cm (8 3/4 × 3 11/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
23.13
Class:
GLASS
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973