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Creamer and lid
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, Russia1767–70
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
The creamer is a pyriform body on short foot. Short spout below rim, and strap handle. Painted on one side the Russian two-headed eagle with St. George in a shield, in black, red and blue. On other side, monogram of Catherine II, crowned in laurel wreath in gold. Gold wreath and band around rim, gilt handle. Cover is fitted with a flower knob and laurel wreath in gold.
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Details
- Title: Creamer and lid
- Creator: Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Date Created: 1767–70
- Location Created: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Porcelain
- Credit line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson
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