Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Russian, St. Petersburg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number
06.384b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant plate, crafted by the renowned Imperial Porcelain Manuf in St. Petersburg between 1801 and 1804, exemplifies the pinnacle of early 19th-century Russian artistry. Measuring 9½ inches in diameter, it is made from high-quality hard-paste porcelain technically demanding medium prized for its durability, translucency, ability to rival Chinese exports. Produced under the patronage of Tsar Alexander I, theactory supplied luxury tableware to the imperial court, blending European neoclassical influences with Russian finesse. The plate's surface likely features delicately painted scenes of...
About the Artist
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg · 1744–present
The Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1744 by Dmitry Ivanovich Vinogradov under the decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, marked Russia's entry into porcelain production as the third such enterprise in Europe after Meissen and Vienna. Vinogradov, a mining engineer educated in Saxony, developed the nation's first hard-paste porcelain formula using local materials, drawi...