Wine Ladle
ca. 1735 (made)
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Shallow oval ladle raised from a single sheet with a badge showing a double-headed eagle set in the base, the handle cast in form of a crest, the inside gilt, engraved with a portrait of the Empress Anne.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt |
| Brief description | Wine ladle (kovsh), partially gilded silver, cast and engraved, Russia, ca. 1735 |
| Physical description | Shallow oval ladle raised from a single sheet with a badge showing a double-headed eagle set in the base, the handle cast in form of a crest, the inside gilt, engraved with a portrait of the Empress Anne. |
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| Credit line | Varley Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 49/89 Varley Bequest Engraved with a portrait of the Empress Anne (1730-40). Inscription states that the ladle was given by her to the Don Cossack Timothy Turaberin on March 31st, 1735. |
| Production | Maker unidentified |
| Bibliographic reference | McShane, Angela. 'Drinking Rituals of Faith, Love and Loyalty'. In: The Arts of Living: Europe 1600-1815, ed. by Elizabeth Miller and Hilary Young. London: V&A Publishing, 2016, pp. 148-151. ISBN 9781851778072 |
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| Accession number | M.37-1949 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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