SHELL-SHAPED SAUCER

Creator(s): Popov Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Second Floor Hallway

About this object

Cup is shaped like a gilded nautilus shell. Handle and base are painted to imitate coral. Saucer is shaped like a large flat shell and gilded.

Object name:

SHELL-SHAPED SAUCER

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Gorbunovo, Russia

Date made:

1800-1875

Size:

15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.107.2

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK monogram of Popov Factory, in blue impressed 6 or 9 on saucer, see Popov #256-257 p. 288

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973