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PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT "THE QUEEN VICTORIA", ONE OF THREE

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

Part of a service made for the yacht "The Queen Victoria" presented by the Queen to the Russian Tsar. The borders are dark blue outlined in gold and interrupted by cartouches outlined in gold. The rest of the plate is white except for the Imperial double-headed eagle in black and the crown in red and gold and a banner in red and gold and a banner in red with "The Queen Victoria" in Russian on a and b; and English on c.

Object name:
PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT "THE QUEEN VICTORIA", ONE OF THREE
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1855-1881
Size:
21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.317.2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK cipher of Alexander II INSCRIPTION on banderole: The Queen Victoria
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973