CUP

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

Front of both cup and saucer is the double-headed eagle in black and three Imperial crowns, a shield with St. George and the Dragon and the chain and badge of St. Andrew First Called in gold. The eagle stands within a gold triangle, a Masonic emblem. There is a gold band around the rim of the cup and one around the bottom. The inside of the cup is gold. The saucer is in the same decorative scheme with the eagle and gold borders.

Object name:

CUP

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1801-1825

Size:

2 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (7.3 × 6.4 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.279.1

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION; MARK around cup in Russian: [of the] Russian Eagle; under: A surmounted by Imperial crown

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973