Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Vodka Cup
(18th and 19th Centuries )
On the cup's plique-à-jour walls is a continuous aquatic scene in which appear the following: a swan floating on water, shown against a dramatic sunset; flying swallows; a butterfly; another swan, and a stork wading in a pond. Interspersed are aquatic and terrestrial plants.
Bordering the cup's upper rim is a pattern of light blue diamond shapes separated by white lozenges against a red background. The base reveals an abstract blossom in yellow, green, turquoise, and red enamel.
Inscription
Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2017-2018 | Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2017 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for exhibition; loss compensation; stabilized; surface cleaned |
| 2/27/2017 | Treatment | The enamel and gilded silver were cleaned with solvents. Unstable enamel was consolidated. A cell with lost enamel had been previously restored with adhesive. That repair has since deteriorated and was replaced again with adhesive toned with pigments. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/8 x Diam: 2 3/16 in. (7.3 x 5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.775