CUP WITH VIEW OF THE CHURCH OF ST. BASIL, MOSCOW
Creator(s): Popov Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Passageway to Icon Room
About this object
Cup has dark blue glaze and gold rim. There is an oval miniature on the front framed in gold and roses. It is a view of the Church of St. Basil in Red Square of Moscow. Saucer has a gold star in center against white and a border in dark blue outlined in gold. On it are two miniatures with Russian architectural/church scenes and frames like those on cup.
- Object name:
- CUP WITH VIEW OF THE CHURCH OF ST. BASIL, MOSCOW
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Gorbunovo, Russia
- Date made:
- 1830-ca. 1850
- Size:
- 9.5 × 8.9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.117.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK monogram of Popov Factory, in blue underglaze, B impress, 6 impress, No. 7 black paint, 7 grey paint overglaze
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973