SOUP PLATE WITH CROSS OF THE ORDER OF ST. ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room

About this object

Russian replacement for the service of St. Andrew made originally at Meissen in 1743 for Empress Elizabeth I (Elizaveta Petrovna).

Object name:

SOUP PLATE WITH CROSS OF THE ORDER OF ST. ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED

Made from:

Hard-paste porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1855-1882

Size:

25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.359

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK [cipher of Alexander II] on back

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973