COFFEE CUP FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
Cups have the cipher of Count Gregory Orlov in gold as part of the decoration and have on both sides the cipher within a gold border. On two sides of each medallion is a group of flags, etc. in silver. The rims are in blue and gold. The saucers have the gold cipher within a medallion in the center with silver flags at either side. Around the sides run a scene (military) in silver. The covers are like that of the coffee pot, a decoration in blue and gold with two cupids playing, seated on a green hammock.
- Object name:
- COFFEE CUP FROM THE ORLOV SERVICE
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1760
- Size:
- 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.234.4
- Signature marks:
- MARK marked with the double-headed eagle in black and gold.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973