PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT "THE QUEEN VICTORIA"

Creator(s): Minton Ceramics Manufactory (Attributed to)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room

About this object

In the center of the plate is the Russian imperial double-headed eagle painted black, the three crowns in gold and red, the St. George and the Dragon, the sceptre and globe, all in gold. Below the eagle is a banderole in red. The border is in royal blue and gold.

Object name:

PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT "THE QUEEN VICTORIA"

Made from:

Stoneware

Made in:

England

Date made:

c. 1840

Size:

26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

27.8

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK impressed mark on back: B.B. NEW STONE NT and a diamond in red INSCRIPTION on banderole: The Queen Victoria

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973