Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

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

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    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.

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    Инв.8573/ДПИ