Purse with Cyrillic inscription
Purse with Cyrillic inscription
Russian Empire, Moscow
1880
Feodor Abakumov silverware workshop
Silver, fabric; embossment, niello
8.0 x 5.2 x 1.6 cm
Maker’s mark “ѲА”; assay master’s mark (?) “TC”, Moscow city mark, date “1880” and alloy “84”
Silver rectangular purse with rounded corners, comprised of two halves with snap shutter. The purse surface imitates bast weaving. Smooth strip with niello (?) Cyrillic inscription is along the central part of the top and bottom covers. The purse with three interior compartments upholstered in blue fabric.
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