SAUCE BOWL

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room

About this object

Shaped like an oval basket with a fretwork in gold and blue fleurettes where the frets cross. There is a green rope border at the top and bottom. The handles are shaped like green branches and leaves with blue flowers. In the inside on the bottom is a spray of flowers. Previously miscatalogued as a salt cellar, the piece is a sauce boat as identified by Dr. Tina Khmelnitskaya of the Hermitage.

Object name:

SAUCE BOWL

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1750-1760

Size:

10.2 cm (4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.226

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK in the glaze with [transcription]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973