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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.166.A-B
People
Manufactured by Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, Russian (founded 1744)
Title
Cup and Saucer
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1855 -1881
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Russia, St. Petersburg
Culture
Russian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/326530

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard paste off-white porcelain with gilt rims
Dimensions
13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: bottom: mark of Alexander II

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John W. Johnson, Jr. in memory of his brother, Frederick Emery Johnson, Class of 1939
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.166.A-B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Decorated on the front of the cup and the cavetto of the saucer with the Romanov double-headed eagle with three crowns and the Imperial Order of St. Andrew. On the body of the eagle two medallions, one with the arms of the imperial family, the other identified as the arms of Holstein-Gottorp.

Verification Level

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