Tube for shaving-stick soap with cover (part of a set)
Object type: Shaving-stick soap tube with cover
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
Dimensions: a) H. (w/ cover) 3 1/3 in. (8.5 cm); Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm);
b) H. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Diam. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Credit line: Gift of Ralph McAllister Ingersoll, 1968
Accession year: 1968