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CUSTARD CUP, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin (Manufacturer)

On view in: Russian Porcelain Room


About this object

The cups follow the usual shape. On the front on a white ground is the Russian imperial eagle in black with the three crowns. On the eagle's breast are two medallions with coats of arms. There are gilded bands around the lip, the base and where the foot joins the cup. Also there are gilded leaves on the handle. These are part of the service sent to the Grand Duke Paul by Frederick the Great in 1775.

Object name:
CUSTARD CUP, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Hard paste porcelain
Made in:
Berlin, Germany
Date made:
1775
Size:
6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
26.50.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK underglaze blue with a sword for the Royal Berlin Factory on bottom coat of arms arms of Moscow on bottom left coat of arms Arms of Duke of Holstein-Gottorp? on bottom right
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973