CHARKA
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
Border has old Russian motifs in red, green and blue on a gold ground. The handle has the Russian Imperial eagle in black on a gold ground. The cup is shaped like a charka. The handle has similar old Russian motifs on a gold ground. Around the sides are medallions formed again with similar old Russian strapwork motifs. Within the medallion on the front is a cipher [transcription] with the Imperial crown above. The other two have the black Russian Imperial eagle on a gold ground, for Grand Duke Konstantin.
- Object name:
- CHARKA
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1825-1855
- Size:
- 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.312.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK cipher of Nicholas I; Imperial crown
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973