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DECANTER FROM THE COTTAGE SERVICE, ONE OF SIX

Creator(s): V. A. Zhukovskii (Designer) , Imperial Glass Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

In late 1829 or early 1830 the Imperial Glassworks began production of a new service for use at Alexandria, the small summer cottage built by the reigning Emperor Nicholas I (r. 1825-55) for his wife Alexandra Fedorovna at Peterhof, their imperial estate. The service is decorated with the coat of arms used throughout the Alexandria Cottage—a sword within a wreath of white roses and green leaves set against a blue shield above the motto: “For Faith, Tsar and Fatherland” (“Za veru, tsaria, i otechestvo”). They are referred to as the “Cottage Service” as they were only used at this one imperial residence.

The round body of the decanter is largely uncut save for faceting along the bottom and top of the body. On the neck bladed/flattened knops are placed above two proper knops separated by thin channeled areas. Engraved on the front is the sword piercing the wreath of roses and motto "For Faith, Tsar, and Fatherland" that was used in decoration of the Gothic Cottage at Peterhof.

Object name:
DECANTER FROM THE COTTAGE SERVICE, ONE OF SIX
Made from:
Glass -- enamel -- gilding
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
After 1851
Size:
18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
23.50.11
Class:
GLASS
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION (engraved) Za veru tsaria i otechestvo Engraved on reserve on front of decanter
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973