Plate

1816-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a view of the harbour at Girgenti in Sicily, in a circular gilt medallion. Round the rim is a plain broad gold band broken off by three yellow panels containing oval medallions with buildings.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1816-1820.
Physical description
Plate of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. In the centre is a view of the harbour at Girgenti in Sicily, in a circular gilt medallion. Round the rim is a plain broad gold band broken off by three yellow panels containing oval medallions with buildings.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A' under a crown (In underglaze blue, for Emperor Alexander I of Russia)
  • 'Vue du Port ou Mole de Girgenti' (Inscribed on the back)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey
Object history
From a service presented by the Emperor Alexander I to his sister Catherine, Queen of Württemberg.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Age of Neo-Classicism, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1972 No. 1478
Collection
Accession number
C.1623-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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