CUP FROM A TEA SERVICE, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

Tea service composed of teapot, two food bowls, two cups without handles, one teacup and saucer. All vessels are decorated with a bright blue ground. On both sides, large white (unpainted) ovals are decorated with red and purple flowers and green leaves. Flowers are painted in a loose, shaky fashion. Oval reserve is rimmed with a gold band. Export porcelain for Eastern market.

Object name:

CUP FROM A TEA SERVICE, ONE OF TWO

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Verbilki, Russia

Date made:

ca. 1870-1917

Size:

5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.550.6

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK red overglaze mark of the Gardner Factory with Arabic inscription, teapot lid: burgundy underglaze mark "A" resembles latin A or Cyrillic L with line through it

Credit line:

Gift of Mrs. Victor Skiles, 1994