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SOUP SPOON, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

Spoons belong to the service made in the time of Empress Elizabeth I (Elizaveta Petrovna), with gold fretwork and rose fleurettes. The oval bowl has a spray of flowers inside and on the outside a gilt fretwork with rose fleurettes, the same design going up the handle. On the top side of the handle is the imperial eagle in black. a: Same spoon, scattered flowers; b: single spray of flowers.

Object name:
SOUP SPOON, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1750-1760
Size:
18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.228.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK On the handle in the paste with [transcription]. One has red inventory mark 2457; other has black smudges on back of handle looking like 236?
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973