Russian Art Glass and Ceramics

Shot glass with image of double-headed eagle, the monogram "EP"and the date "1747"

    Shot glass with image of double-headed eagle, the monogram "EP"and the date "1747"

    Russian Empire

    1747

    Transparent, colorless glass; blowing, engraving

    Height 9.4 cm, diameter 8.3 cm

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    Conical shot glass is made of colorless transparent glass. It is decorated with matte engraving technique with a two-part composition: the monogram of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna - "EP" beneath the crown, with the date "1757" located in the oval medallion,  and the image of a double-headed eagle under three crowns, with St. George on his chest. The stripe of V-shaped "herringbone" outlines the upper edge of the  shot glass.

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