Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
Plate
1755–60
A hard-paste porcelain plate from the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St Petersburg, produced in the 19th century for the Romanov court. Founded in 1744 and equipped to match Meissen and Sèvres, the factory established the standard for Russian imperial table ware; this plate, enamel-painted with florals or a court emblem, is held as a reference piece in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European ceramics collection.
Exhibition Venue
Image source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art