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Source Description
As early as 1765, the Russian government sponsored a geological expedition to the Ural Mountains and Siberia that discovered vast amounts of colored marbles and other decorative minerals and stones. Imperial lapidary works were subsequently established in Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, a town in the Urals, and Kolyvan, in the Altai Mountains. From the reign of Peter the Great until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917, numerous European artists and craftsmen traveled to St. Petersburg, attracted by the wealth of the court and the empire's plentiful natural resources.This "tazza," or saucer-shaped cup, was inspired by an ancient Greek ceramic vase known as a "kylix."
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Document identity
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17661
label
Tazza
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object
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17661
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normalized
title
Tazza
description
As early as 1765, the Russian government sponsored a geological expedition to the Ural Mountains and Siberia that discovered vast amounts of colored marbles and other decorative minerals and stones. Imperial lapidary works were subsequently established in Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, a town in the Urals, and Kolyvan, in the Altai Mountains. From the reign of Peter the Great until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917, numerous European artists and craftsmen traveled to St. Petersburg, attracted by the wealth of the court and the empire's plentiful natural resources.This "tazza," or saucer-shaped cup, was inspired by an ancient Greek ceramic vase known as a "kylix."
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Stone
tazzas
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5
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
35.4
height
41
depth
24.8
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 13 15/16 × W with handles: 16 1/8 × D: 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 41 × 24.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
med
red and mottled-green marble
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6214
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EAN
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2062
3423
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