Shtof-bottle with the images of two-headed eagle, monogram “EII” (Empress Catherine II) and date “1775”
Shtof-bottle with the images of two-headed eagle, monogram “EII” (Empress Catherine II) and date “1775”
Russian Empire
1775
Translucent colourless glass; blowing, engraving
17.4 x 9.0 x 7.1 cm
Translucent colourless glass shtof of tetrahedral shape, with rounded shoulders, merging into narrow, low cylindrical neck with rim, on thickened rectangular base. The shtof wide sides are decorated with the image of two-headed eagle beneath the Royal crown with a scepter and an orb and Empress Catherine II monogram “E II” on its chest on the one side and with monogram “EII” and date “1776” below it on the other side. The images of tulip are on the narrow sides. The decor is realized in matte engraving technique.
Инв.1946/ДПИ