CUP
Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
Teacup and saucer are glazed burgundy except for two small half circles. Inside the half circle are green leaves surrounded by small blue dots. Rim of bodies and edges of the half circle are decorated with a band of yellow gold painted on in a thin coat. Thin gold scrolls are scattered across the surface. Export porcelain for the Eastern market.
- Object name:
- CUP
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Verbilki, Russia
- Date made:
- 1870-ca. 1900
- Size:
- 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.547.1
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK red overglaze mark of the Gardner Factory (Imperial eagle above St. George) with Arabic inscription
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mrs. Victor Skiles, 1994