TEA CADDY FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
Tea caddy has the cipher of Count Grigorii Grigor'evich Orlov in gold flanked by military banners and cannon in silver as part of the decoration. Rococo in shape, the lid and the bottom sections are finely painted with 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:
- TEA CADDY 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:
- 25.236.1-2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK marked with the double-headed eagle in black and gold, circle and arrow impressed
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973