Covered Beaker
1763 (made)
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This beaker is clearly made to a south German design, embossed with Rococo scrolling shells and leaves.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt, chased and embossed |
| Brief description | Cylindrical covered beaker on circular foot, body embossed with leaves and shells, domed lid with pierced finial, Moscow, 1763 |
| Physical description | Tapering cylindrical beaker on flared circular foot, a plain band beneath rim, the body embossed with scrolling shells and leaves, the lid a wide dome with chased decoration, with a smaller steeper dome supporting a pierced finial. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On base: MK on base, unidentified, A, device, FT, AT, date mark for 1763. Mark of alderman Fedor Petrov (1759-84) and M[...] |
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| Credit line | Varley Bequest |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 49/89. Varley Bequest |
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| Summary | This beaker is clearly made to a south German design, embossed with Rococo scrolling shells and leaves. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.36:1, 2-1949 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2004 |
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