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Object NameImperial Russian Goblet with Monogram of Catherine II

Manufacturerpossibly Imperial Glassworks (Russia, 1777-1917)

Made FromGlass

Date1762-1796

TechniqueBlown, applied, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 22.5 cm, Diam (max): 9.8 cm

Accession Number2016.3.3

Credit LineGift of Bruce and Angela Meyer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Russia, probably Saint Petersburg

Physical DescriptionImperial Russian Goblet with Monogram of Catherine II. Colorless, red, and white glasses; blown, applied, cut, engraved. Colorless glass goblet with red and white twisted filigrana stem and engraved monogram of Catherine II inside the double headed eagle. Conical bucket bowl with rounded rim and facet cut bottom. Facets continue onto first knop of two-knop stem, with a third knop at join with foot. Interior red cane wrapped in twisted white filigrana cane. Flat spreading base, slightly conical. Engraving on bowl: double headed eagle with E-A-II (Elizabeth Alexeyevna II) in center of body, surmounted by triple crowns; identical vegetal sprays on either side to cover 2/3 of surface with decoration; scalloped band at rim. Occasional pinprick and slightly larger bubbles in stem and foot, few in bowl. Pontil scar on underside of foot.
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