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Ostrich cup. Maker: Hinrich Ohmssen. 1636-1640
Ostrich cup. Maker: Hinrich Ohmssen. 1636-1640
Object type
Ostrich cup
Place of origin
Germany, Hamburg
Date
1636-1640
Author
Maker: Hinrich Ohmssen
Materials
Silver, ostrich eggshell
Technique
Embossing, casting, gilding
Dimensions
Total height: 35 cm
Object history note
A gift, presented by Gustav Bielke, the ambassador of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden, to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in 1655
Publications
"Ratification of friendship …" Ambassadorial gifts to Russian Tsars. Catalogue of the exhibition. Moscow, 2005
Silver Gifts from Swedish Monarchs to Russian Tsars during the seventeenth century. - Stockholm : Atlantis, 2014.
The Armoury Chamber of Moscow Kremlin Museums. Album. Moscow, 2006
Museum number
ДК-196