The History Museum in Moscow takes pride in its collections of decorative and applied art, including an extensive collection of Russian art glass which reflects the entire history of glass-making in this country, beginning with the seventeenth century. Moscow and the districts surrounding it were among the oldest centres of Russian glass industry, active since…
1850s Uranium glass with facet-cutting and gilded decoration; silver mounts by Frederik Bjork St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory
Pitcher. 1850s Colourless glass and gold ruby glass with gilded decoration and enamelling; silver cover St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
Late 1700s Violet glass with gilded decoration St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
Late 1700s or early 1800s Milk and violet glass with gildinj, silver and enamel decoration Bakhmetyev Glasshouse History Museum, Moscow
Early 1900s Colourless and coloured glass, etching Gus-Khrustalny Glassworks History Museum, Moscow
Late 1700s or early 1800s Colourless glass with gilded decoration St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
1880s Colourless glass with blue and milk-coloured filigree decoration St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
1860s Colourless glass, milk glass and gold ruby glass with facet-cutting Maltsov Glasshouse History Museum, Moscow
1890s Yellow glass with lustre painting and enamelling Diatkovo Glassworks History Museum, Moscow
1860s Light-blue smalt glass, with silver decoration and enamelling Bakhmetyev Glasshouse History Museum, Moscow
Late 1700s Blue glass with gilded decoration St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
1750s Colourless glass with facet-cutting, engraving, gilding and niello St. Petersburg Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
1750s Colourless glass with facet-cutting, engraving and gilding Maltsov Glasshouse History Museum, Moscow
Late 1600s Colourless and lilac glass, free blowing By Indrik Lerin, Izmailovo Glasshouse History Museum, Moscow
Colourless and milk glass with facet-cutting and engraving St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
Gold ruby glass with gilded decoration St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow
Colourless crystal glass with facet-cutting, gilding and enamelling; medallions of milk glass St. Petersburg Imperial Glass Factory History Museum, Moscow