Covered Cup

ca. 1760 (Modern) H: 11 in. (27.9 cm) Citation Source image

The handle of this cup is in the form of the Russian double-headed eagle. Such white enameled copperware is thought to have been a substitute for porcelain, which did not become widely available in Russia until the 1780s.

Artifact

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Eugene Lyons, Pleasantville, New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by gift.
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