Vodka Cup
Vodka Cup
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- Description
- Parcel-gilt, shallow raised bowl with applied flat rim, domed bottom, and flat ogival pattern handle with arabesque engraving on front and "N52" on back. Engraved foliate band beneath rim exterior has four reserves containing Cyrillic letters. Small old collector's label inscribed "65" adhered to bottom underside; possible indecipheriable scratched inscriptions elsewhere on underside of bowl and handle.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- cup, vodka
- date made
- 17th century
- place made
- Russia
- Physical Description
- gold (gilding material)
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 6 in x 4 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 15.24 cm x 12.065 cm
- ID Number
- DL.62.0060
- catalog number
- 62.0060
- accession number
- 226997
- Credit Line
- Gift of Colonel William E. Shipp
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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