plate

Object NamePlate

Maker Imperial Glassworks (Russia, 1777-1917)

Maker J. Gube

Maker Fyodor Tolstoy

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1830-1840

SizeOverall H: 2.9 cm, Diam: 23.9 cm

Accession Number70.3.22 B

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Russia

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 back of the center well is stained-yellow, a standing figure of a warrior holding a shield in a field of fallen soldiers, horses, and armor engraved through the yellow, and inscribed in Cyrillic below and dated "1812".
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