SALTCELLAR BASKET FROM HER MAJESTY'S OWN SERVICE

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room

About this object

Interior of the basket is painted with sprays of flowers in red. The handles are green while the appliqued flowers in high relief around the basket are painted in natural flowers. For a similar salt dish without the handles, see Wolf, La Manufacture Imperiale de Porcelain a' St. Petersbourg, p. 36.

Object name:

SALTCELLAR BASKET FROM HER MAJESTY'S OWN SERVICE

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1741-1761

Size:

11 cm (4 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.225

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK Underneath is the imperial double-headed eagle.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973