MONTEITH FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE FOR GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA, ONE OF FIVE
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The monteith is painted with two oval scenes (Castro Giovanni and Vue Prise dans les Environs de Piazza) and has six-sided panels. Garland of leaves forms border and curves around medallions to make a decorative edge to cooler. Beneath, on the bowl, is a geometrical band which frames flowers, superimposed on the flowers are the landscapes described above. Figureheads are used for handles as part of the design.
- Object name:
- MONTEITH FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE FOR GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA, ONE OF FIVE
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1799-1804
- Size:
- 27.9 cm (11 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.274
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK Cipher of Paul I [Underside] INSCRIPTION Castro Giovanni / Vue Prise dans les Environs de Piazza in French [Underside]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973