Shaving cup with cover and handle; soap dish (part of a set)
Object type: Shaving cup with cover and soap dish
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Russian, St. Petersburg
Artist: Johann Bernhard Hertz (Hentz)
Artist bio: master 1834–1855
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1848–49
Medium: Silver; silver, ivory
Dimensions: a) H. (w/ cover) 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7cm); L. (w/ handle) 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); L. (w/o handle) 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
b) 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 3 3/8 in. (1.1 x 7.1 x 8.6 cm);
c) 4 1/2 x 5/8 x 1 15/16 in. (11.4 x 1.6 x 4.9 cm);
d) 1 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 3 1/4 in. (3.5 x 6.5 x 8.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Credit line: Gift of Ralph McAllister Ingersoll, 1968
Accession year: 1968