PLATE WITH IMAGE OF ALEXANDER III

Currently in storage

About this object

The plate has a moulded rim which is outlined in black. In the center is a half length figure of Alexander III in dress uniform with decorations painted in colors. Beneath him is a palm branch and a scroll with an inscription.

Object name:: PLATE WITH IMAGE OF ALEXANDER III
Made from:: Earthernware
Made in:: FRANCE
Date made:: ca. 1896
Size:: 25 cm (9 7/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:: 27.13
Class:: CERAMICS
Signature marks:: INSCRIPTION; MARK Inscribed on upper rim: Alexandre III Empereur de Russie ne le 1 Mars 1845 mort le Novembre 1894; inscribed on scroll at bottom: Franco-Russie; marked on the back in blue: h D
Credit line:: Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973