Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

Shot glass with the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna portrait, the image of two-headed eagle and monogram "EP"

    Shot glass with the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna portrait, the image of two-headed eagle and monogram "EP"

    Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg

    Petersburg glass factory

    Imperial Glass factory

    Translucent colorless glass; blowing, engraving, grinding

    Height 16 cm

    further...

    Shot glass of colorless clear glass with cone-shaped bowl, on short stem and smooth circular base. The surface of the bowl is decorated with three round medallions with matted pearl shaped beads, with the monogram "EP" under imperial crown, two-headed eagle under three crowns, with an orb and scepter in its clutches, with St. George the Victorious on its chest, and a profile portrait of the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna located inside. Foliage shoots, fastened with ribbon, frame the image of the Empress and the monogram. Stylized flowers are between the medallions; the open surface is "woven" with foliage pattern in the form of leaves, grasses and stylized daisy flowers. The images are realized in the matte engraving technique. The flash of the base is decorated with zigzag pattern and a belt of "pits".

    minimize...

    Инв.1894/ДПИ