Coronation Beaker
maker
Unknown
Date1896
Place MadeRussia, Europe
MediumEnameled copper
Dimensions10.5 x 10.6 cm (4 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM17e139
eMuseum ID721283
EmbARK ObjectID12243
Previous Number1M17e25
TMS Source ID1377
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesImperial cipher of Russia and dated in red transfer (side 1): N I under a crown; 1896 in an oval
Imperial armorial motif of Russia in transfer (side 2): double headed eagle
Inscribed in pencil (on oval adhesive, bottom): illegible... Gardner
Imperial armorial motif of Russia in transfer (side 2): double headed eagle
Inscribed in pencil (on oval adhesive, bottom): illegible... Gardner
ProvenanceNotesMade to commemorate the Coronation of Czar Nicholas II and Empress
Alexandra Fedorovna on 18 May 1896.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Alexandra Fedorovna on 18 May 1896.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
