plate
Object NamePlate
Maker
Fyodor Tolstoy
Maker
Imperial Glassworks
(Russia, 1777-1917)
Maker
J. Gube
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1830-1840
Place MadeRussia
SizeOverall H: 2.9 cm, Diam: 23.9 cm
Accession Number70.3.22 A
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, stained, engraved. Shallow, circular shape with upcurved sides and shallow well; the rim cut in a series of rounded petals; the underside of the sides cut in a series of three bands of cross-cut square panels; cut groove above a band of polished rectangular panels; the well is of stained yellow on the inside, and engraved on the reverse with the figure of a seated woman holding a shield and presenting swords to soldiers, inscribed in Cyrillic below ("People's Volunteer Corps") and dated "1812".Provenance
Source
Cecil Davis
