Loving cup (bratina) with Cyrillic proverb
Loving cup (bratina) with Cyrillic proverb
Russian Empire, Oryol province, Bryansk district, Dyatkovo village
1880-1890s
Boehm E.M. – the sketch author, Dyatkovo Crystal Factory
Translucent “tea colour” glass; enamel painting, gold painting, blowing
Height - 16.2 cm, diameter (along the crown) 14.5 cm
Loving cup made of translucent "tea" glass of spherical shape with a wide low, tapering upward neck, on low cone-shaped profiled stem. The body is decorated with two rows of staggered fancy flowers with scroll leaves, partially located on black background and connected by semicircles of pearls. The neck is separated from the body by profile, decorated with the belt of black and white geometric patterns with gilded Cyrillic inscription in ligature. The upper and lower edges of the neck are decorated with white pearls. The coloring of the enamels is based on a combination of white, green, turquoise and black tints.
Инв.4535/ДПИ