Vodka Cup

Description:

Shallow raised bowl with applied flat rim, small boss on bottom, and cast ogival pattern handle with arabesque relief decoration on front and "N46" engraved on back. Mark possibly erased at center of bottom underside; small old collector's label inscribed "66" adhered nearby with possible indecipheriable scratched inscriptions elsewhere on underside of bowl and handle.

Date Made: 17th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Russia

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Credit Line: Gift of Colonel William E. Shipp

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.62.0061Catalog Number: 62.0061Accession Number: 226997

Object Name: cup, vodka

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in x 5 in; 3.175 cm x 15.875 cm x 12.7 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3b9d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_301071

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