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COFFEEPOT FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Second Floor Hallway


About this object

Motifs of military banners and cannons, as well as the cipher of Count Grigorii Grigor'evich Orlov, decorate this coffeepot from the Orlov service. Rococo in shape, the lid and bottom sections are finely painted with a fish-scale design in gold on a dark cobalt blue ground. Romancing putti sitting on a grassy mound form the handle of the lid. The spout and handle are gilded.

Object name:
COFFEEPOT FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1762-1765
Size:
18.4 x 17.8 cm (7 1/4 x 7 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.232.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK marked with the double-headed eagle in black and gold and circle and arrow impressed in porcelain
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973