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GOBLET

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Goblet is made of blue and colorless cased glass. Bowl is dark blue, except on the lower portion where there are spoon like clear glass sections. On one side is a somewhat poorly engraved monogram of Alexander I with the imperial crown, and on the other the imperial eagle and 1814. May have been decorated to celebrate the taking of Paris. Polygonal stem and square base are in clear glass.

Object name:
GOBLET
Made from:
Glass
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
1800-1849
Size:
15.2 x 10.2 cm (6 x 4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
23.22
Class:
GLASS
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION 1814 on either side of imperial eagle on front of glass
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973