Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

Shot glass with the images of two-headed eagle, griffin and Empress Catherine II monogram

    Shot glass with the images of two-headed eagle, griffin and Empress Catherine II monogram

    Russian Empire, Vladimir Province, Melenkovsky District, Gus-Khrustalny

    1913

    Fyodor Schechtel, Gusevsky Crystal Factory

    Translucent, colourless glass; blowing, etching, guilloche

    7.0 х 3.2 (crown) х 3.3 (crown) cm

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    Shot glass made of transparent thick-walled colorless glass, tetrahedral in shape, on square base, with thick bottom. The image of two-headed eagle under the crown, with a scepter and an orb, on whose breast is the monogram of Empress Catherine II "EII" is on one of the facets. On the other is The Romanoff family coat of arms in the form of a griffin-guard standing on a vine with the shield and sword, with the initials "EII" under the imperial crown is on the other one. The remaining two sides are decorated with the images of tulip on high stems.

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