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Maker: Zhilin, Ivan (Possibly)
Silver, parcel-gilt and niello, circular; decorated with a map of St. Petersburg, inscription and engraving of Falconet's monument of Peter the Great
Silver, parcel-gilt and niello. Circular with flat pull-off lid. The lid is nielloed with a map of St. Petersburg within a gilt border of husks. The recessed base is nielloed with an image of Flaconet's monument of Peter the Great, surrounded by a Cyrillic inscription, which is the key to the map on the lid, and within a gilt border of husks. The sides are reeded, and the interior is gilt.
Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh
18th Century, Late
Production date:
AD 1794
Ivan Zhilin was born in 1750, made master in 1770, and died circa 1812
Decoration
composed of
applying niello
gilt
Box And Lid
Diameter 8.8 cm
Height 1.8 cm
Inscription present: '1794' over A.T
Inscription present: a standing figure in profile
Accession number: M.11 & A-1964
Primary reference Number: 166526
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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