CUP FROM A TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Passageway to Dining Room

About this object

Footed cup has on the front a medallion with a pastoral scene. This has a gold border. Around the bowl is a series of classical motifs in gold on a royal blue ground. The elaborate gold handle has a mark of a woman within the curve. The saucer has similar classical motifs on a royal blue ground.

Object name:

CUP FROM A TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

early 19th Century

Size:

3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.281.9

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973