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SALT DISH, ONE OF EIGHT

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

Cluster of flowers in natural colors on a white ground in the bottom of the plate. On the rims are six irregular cartouches with a white ground. The cartouches are painted with fruit, flowers or animals; usually one cartouche with each of the first two and four with animals, one animal to a cartouche. The animals vary considerably; there is some repetition, but never in the same combination. The rim between them is painted various colors.

Object name:
SALT DISH, ONE OF EIGHT
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1825-1855
Size:
8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.309.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK cipher of Nicholas I, Imperial crown
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973