COVERED ICE CUP FROM THE DESSERT SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST. GEORGE, ONE OF NINE
Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
Urn shaped body has yellow orange and black ribbons of the order draped around it with the badge in the front. Body and foot have spear shaped green leaves with gold centers pointing in opposite directions. Cover has ribbon around the lower edge and above it green leaves with gold centers pointing downward. On cover is a handle shaped like a red squirrel eating a nut. Larger yellow nut lies on ground. Cup with yellow ball.
- Object name:
- COVERED ICE CUP FROM THE DESSERT SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST. GEORGE, ONE OF NINE
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Verbilki, Russia
- Date made:
- 1777
- Size:
- 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.4.15-16
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK G, impress 0 #42
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973