Plate

1744-1745 (made), 1741 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dessert plate of hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted with enamels over the glaze and gilded. Circular with a lobed edge. The border is divided into eight segmental compartments, four of these and the central depression are moulded with floral ornament. The centre and two compartments on the rim are painted with floral sprays. The border is painted top and bottom respectively with the two-headed Russian Eagle and the Cross of Saint Andrew First Called. Gilt lattice pattern at the rim.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted with enamels over the glaze and gilded
Brief description
Dessert plate of hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted with enamels over the glaze and gilded, probably modelled by J.F. Eberlein in 1741, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, 1744-1745.
Physical description
Dessert plate of hard-paste porcelain, moulded, painted with enamels over the glaze and gilded. Circular with a lobed edge. The border is divided into eight segmental compartments, four of these and the central depression are moulded with floral ornament. The centre and two compartments on the rim are painted with floral sprays. The border is painted top and bottom respectively with the two-headed Russian Eagle and the Cross of Saint Andrew First Called. Gilt lattice pattern at the rim.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • crossed swords (painted in underglaze blue)
  • '20' (Impressed inside the foot-rim)
  • 'r.y.1676' (Painted inventory number)
Credit line
Given in memory of Gianni by Andreina Torré
Object history
From the 'St Andrew Service' (Andreas Kreus) made as a gift from Augustus III of Saxony to Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.26-1988

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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