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Sauceboat from the St. Andrew Service

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.
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  • A work made of hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding.

Date:

1744/55

Artist:

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, founded 1710

About this artwork

The Saint Andrew service was given by the Saxon elector Friedrich Augustus II (King Augustus III of Poland) to Tsarina Elisabeth I of Russia on the occasion of her nephew’s marriage to the German princess later known as Catherine the Great. Items from the 400-piece service are decorated with the emblems of the order of Saint Andrew, including the imperial Russian double-headed eagle and Saint Andrew nailed to a cross. The order of Saint Andrew, established by Peter the Great around 1698, was the highest award in imperial Russia. This service was used at the Russian court once a year on November 30, the saint’s feast day.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Title

Sauceboat from the St. Andrew Service

Place

Germany (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1744–1755

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding

Dimensions

12.7 × 24.5 × 22 cm (5 × 9 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Harry and Maribel G. Blum Endowment

Reference Number

2002.539

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