MEDALLION

Creator(s): Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Adam Bedroom

About this object

The medallion contains the bust of Catherine the Great in profile, facing to the right. The figure is in white biscuit and the background imitates the blue jasper of Wedgwood. Catherine wears a small crown and a low-cut dress. Her hair falls in curls over her shoulders. The frame is in ormolu and is of the period. There is a Russian inscription on the back.

Object name:

MEDALLION

Made from:

Biscuit

Made in:

Sèvres, France

Date made:

1796

Size:

17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

24.167

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE; DATE; INSCRIPTION Under the shoulder of Catherine: signature of the artist Bosio and the date 1796; on back: Russian inscription

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973