PLATE
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
An excellent imitation of a Sevres plate in bleu celeste, possibly made to replace a broken plate in a Sevres service. The central part is white; on the rim is in bleu celeste or turquoise with three kidney shaped panels reserved in white, each painted in colors with a bird sitting on a limb of a tree and some flowers. Around the entire border are swags of oak leaves in gold.
- Object name:
- PLATE
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- Early 20th c.
- Size:
- 24.9 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.395
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK back: green Russian Imperial crown, ciphor of Nicholas II, 1900
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973