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| Keywords: V D - Covered Cup - Walters 57815.jpg The sides of this cup contain medallions with a profile portrait of Elizabeth I Empress of Russia from 1741-1762 the double-headed eagle emblem of the Russian Empire and the empress's monogram EP Elizabeth Petrovna placed under a crown The mask-like foliate design in the repoussé indicates a Dutch influence The cup was made by an unknown silversmith who signed with the initials 'VD' active 1741-1753 and assayed by Egor Ivanov active 1752-1758 Cups such as this were presented to members of the empress's guard regiments 1753 Early Modern silver parcel gilt cm 15 5 accession number 57 815 23879 Alexandre Polovtsoff Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov Saint Petersburg and Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 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 Collections of the Walters Art Museum Elizabeth of Russia Profile portraits of Elizabeth of Russia 1753 in art Silver cups in art | ||||
