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