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BUST OF ALEXANDER I

Creator(s): Wood and Caldwell (Manufacturer)

On view in: Passageway to Icon Room


About this object

The bust represents Tsar Alexander I of Russia. He has short brown curly hair, and pink cheeks. He is dressed in a black uniform with a high collar with braid on the shoulders. He wears a badge at his neck and a star on his left breast. He wears the blue sash of the Order of Saint Andrew First Called across his chest. The pedestal foot is plain.

Object name:
BUST OF ALEXANDER I
Made from:
Pottery
Made in:
ENGLAND: Burslem, Staffordshire
Date made:
1812
Size:
29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
27.15
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION on back: ALEX NDER AEt. (age) 35 Moscow Burnt Europe Preserved 1812
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973