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TEAPOT FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Second Floor Hallway


About this object

The teapot has the cipher of Count Gregory Orlov in gold flanked by military banners and as part of the decoration. Rococo in shape, the lid and bottom sections are finely painted with a fish-scale design in gold on a dark cobalt blue ground. Romancing putti sitting on a grassy mound form the handle of the lid. The spout and handle are gilded.

Object name:
TEAPOT FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1762-1765
Size:
14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.233.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK marked with the double-headed eagle in black and gold.
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973