LARGE PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT "THE QUEEN VICTORIA"

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room

About this object

In bottom is the Imperial double-headed eagle in black; the crown in gold and red, the St. George and the Dragon, the sceptre and globe being all in gold. Below the eagle is a red banderolle with "The Queen Victoria" in Russian. This plate is the same design as an English one in stoneware in Mrs. May's collection, and was made for the Imperial yacht, "The Queen Victoria."

Object name:

LARGE PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT "THE QUEEN VICTORIA"

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1886

Size:

26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.316

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK back: cipher of Alexander III; Imperial crown INSCRIPTION on banderole: The Queen Victoria

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973