Art Institute of Chicago
Sauceboat from the St. Andrew Service
Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryLinkedCulture matchlcp-dcc441afb176
- Date
- 1744–55
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 160167
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.
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- Credit line
- Harry and Maribel G. Blum Endowment
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- Object type
- AAT300386308
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