Beaker with Imperial Russian Arms
This beaker, from a set that Emperor Charles VI (r. 1711–40) probably gave to Czarina Anna Ivanovna (r. 1730–40), includes the arms of six major Russian cities in its armorial panels, a subtle salute to Russia’s rising military, commercial, and territorial power. Charles VI made lavish gifts of Du Paquier porcelain to the Russian court, probably as a result of the alliance between Russia and Austria during the War of the Polish Succession (1733–38).
Artwork Details
- Title: Beaker with Imperial Russian Arms
- Manufactory: Vienna
- Factory director: Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period (1718–1744)
- Date: ca. 1735
- Culture: Austrian, Vienna
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Height: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.60.240
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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