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Francis Gardner Factory : Verbilki, Russia (1767-1917)
Imperial Yacht Queen Victoria Service c. 1846
Hard-paste porcelain | 3.0 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm (diameter) | RCIN 58174
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A Russian hard-paste porcelain dinner plate, the lobed rim painted with dark blue C-scrolls divided by gilt foliate scrolls; painted at the centre with a crowned double headed Imperial eagle above an inscribed pink ribbon "THE QUEEN VICTORIA".
Provenance
A Russian hard-paste porcelain plate copying an English plate which was part of the furnishings of a yacht given by Queen Victoria to Tsar Alexander II and subsequently owned by other members of the Russian Imperial family.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain
Measurements
3.0 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm (diameter)
Featured in
ExhibitionRussia, Royalty & the Romanovs: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The relationship between Britain and Russia through the art exchanged
