Glass with the image of the Stock Exchange building in Saint Petersburg (upon the engraving by Ivan Chesky from the drawing by Mikhail Shaposhnikov)
Glass with the image of the Stock Exchange building in Saint Petersburg (upon the engraving by Ivan Chesky from the drawing by Mikhail Shaposhnikov)
Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg
The 1830-1840s
Translucent blue (cobalt) glass; blowing, gold and silver painting
Height 9.7cm, diameter 7.7 cm
Cylindrical bell-shaped blue (cobalt) translucent glass is smooth-walled. The glass external surface is decorated with the painted image of the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island with the building of the Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns in St. Petersburg, made upon the engraving of Ivan Chesky from the drawing by Mikhail Shaposhnikov "View of the Port and the Stock Exchange from the Neva river". Foliage ornament in the form of curls is on the opposite side. The glass upper and lower edges are emphasized with golden rims, and the image is highlighted as well.
Инв.2648/ДПИ