Shot glass with the images of two-headed eagle, griffin and monogram of Alexander III (A III)
Shot glass with the images of two-headed eagle, griffin and monogram of Alexander III (A III)
Russian Empire, Vladimir Province, Melenkovsky District, Gus-Khrustalny
1913
Fyodor Schechtel, Gusevsky Crystal Factory
Translucent colorless glass; blowing, etching, guilloche
6.1 x 3.0 (crown) x 3.0 (crown) cm
Shot glass of transparent colorless glass, of tetrahedral shape, on square base with a "ray" rosette in the center. The shot glass walls on both sides are decorated with the images of a tulip on high stem. Two-headed eagle beneath the crown, with a scepter and an orb, on the chest of which is a monogram of Emperor Alexander III, "AIII" id on one of the sides. The image of the Romanoff House family coat of arms in the form of a griffin-guard standing on a vine with a shield and a sword, with the initials "A III" under the imperial crown is on the another side.
Инв.8573/ДПИ