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Covered Cup
ca. 1760 (Modern)
copper, enamel, silver
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The handle of this cup is in the form of the Russian double-headed eagle. Such white enameled copperware is thought to have been a substitute for porcelain, which did not become widely available in Russia until the 1780s.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Eugene Lyons, Pleasantville, New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1996-1997 | Russian Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1959-1960 | Russian Art: Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Russia, Velikii Ustiug (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene Lyons, 1956
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.640