Glass with the image of popular plot "Peter the Great Takes Ekaterina from Prince Menshikov"
Glass with the image of popular plot "Peter the Great Takes Ekaterina from Prince Menshikov"
Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg
The 1840s
P. Semechkin and K. Terebenev workshop
Translucent colorless glass; grinding, presswork, blowing, gold and silver painting
Height 8.1 cm, diameter 6.9 cm
Cone shaped translucent colorless glass with a cone shape with faceted lower part. The body of the glass is decorated with black and white printed image with the reproduction of the engraved cheap popular plot of the 1830s "Peter the Great takes Catherine from Prince Menshikov”. The image, enclosed in geometric frame, is placed in octagonal reserve. The opposite side of the glass is decorated with the painted images of columns realized in gold and silver color with semicircular niches filled with stylized palmettes and dots. The base and rim are emphasized with gold filigree.
Инв.2102/ДПИ