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| Keywords: Russian - Tankard - Walters 57800 - Detail.jpg Tankards were used for drinking kivas beer The form of this vessel with its ball feet and thumb-piece originated in western Europe during the 17th century On the lid is the bust of Count Burkhard Münnich the Russian commander during a war in the Crimea 1736-1739 This piece is also decorated with a design of landscapes and birds 1737 Early Modern silver silver-gilt cm 19 accession number 57 800 33914 Alexandre Polovtsoff Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov St Petersburg and Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Inscription Several marks on bottom including one with date of 1737 and initials L B or C R Russian Art Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1959-1960 place of origin Moscow Russia Walters Art Museum license Decorative and applied arts of Russia Collections of the Walters Art Museum Tankards 1737 in art Birds in art Silver-gilt Silver objects from Russia | ||||
