DESSERT PLATE FROM THE MIKHAILOVSKII SERVICE

Creator(s): Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (After) , Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room

About this object

The dessert plate has a rim decorated with gilded rosettes and palmettes bordered by rows of tiny green rectangles. There are gold bands at the outer rim and framing the portrait painted in the center. The figure is a young man seated at a table leafing through a large volume. Another book lies on the table. He looks out at the viewer as he leans forward in his chair. He is wearing a brown frock coat with a white shirt. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Object name:

DESSERT PLATE FROM THE MIKHAILOVSKII SERVICE

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1835-1855

Size:

3.8 × 25.4 cm (1 1/2 × 10 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.569

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Museum Purchase, 2006