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EXPOSITION AT VIENNA.
RUSSIA.
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory. This imperial estab-
lishment, founded in the year 1744, aud located near St.
Petersburg, exhibited products comparable with the fiuest of
■Sevres, Meissen or Berlin, consisting of vases, Services, plat-
ters, jardinieres, bouquet-holders, biscnit-figures, etc. They
were all remarkable for perfection in form, color and exqui
site painting, but a few of the most strikiug objects will be
mentioued. In biscuit, nothing could be finer than the large
bouquet of flowers and leaves, showiug a quality of paste
unsurpassed for whiteness and working capabilities. Every
petal was perfect, and almost as, thin as in nature. Lace
pattem dishes bore equal testimony to the perfect control of
the form of the paste in firing. A teä-set, antique Chinese
pattem, decorated witli flowers, attracted much attention.
Among the large objects, the most notable were the porce
lain table-top, three feet in diameter, snow-white in the
centre, with a wreath of flowers forming the border, perfect
in drawing, color and every detail; and a magnificent vase
six feet high, painted with twelve cupids, dancing, holding a
string of ivy. This vase was valued at $2,500.
This establishment was founded in 1744. It employs 230
workmen, and has a steam-engine of 12 horse-power. It
has 4 furnaces and 6 muflles. The annual production is
valned at 100,000 ronbles.
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Repine, Prince Niciiolas, Kiev, exhibited a beautiful des-
sert-service of old Sevres, of the year 1765-1766: color,
turquoise blue. See " Sevres.”
Stepanoff, Michel, Varsiliero, Bogorodsk District, ex
hibited refractory tablets and bricks, alembics, gas-retorts,
etc. The establishment was founded in 1871; it employs
100 workmen, 14 horse-power steam-engine, aud the produc
tion is valued at 200,000 roubles. Diploma.
There was also in the Russian section a fine series of
earthenware, domestic Utensils, and liquid measures, re
markable for excellence of form and cheapness ; but no iufor-
mation concerning them could be obtained.
