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LARGE CUP

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Passageway to Dining Room


About this object

Cup has an all-over decoration of bosses in dark blue glaze against gold. In the bottom is a gilt sunburst against white, encircled by two gold bands and above these the inside is gilded to the rim. Saucer has matching gold sunburst with bands of gold and two in bosses of dark blue.

Object name:
LARGE CUP
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1825-1855
Size:
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.297.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK both pieces: mark of Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory; monogram of Nicholas I; Imperial crown; 33
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973