SAUCER
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Russian Porcelain Room
About this object
On a dark blue background, figures, landscapes, etc. in gold with the details engraved. Pseudo-classical costumed figures in gold, probably from classical legends. On one side of the cup a warrior walking with a woman has his hand raised with an arrow ready to pierce her heart while Cupid walks beside her. On the opposite side of the cup a man and a woman are seated on a rock while another man approaching speaks to them. The cover has Cupid comforting a woman in one scene and Diana seated amongst her stags in the other. The saucer has five groups showing women whose hearts have been pierced by Cupid's arrows.
- Object name:
- SAUCER
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1762-1796
- Size:
- 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.253.2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK cipher of Catherine II
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973