At the Tsar's Table: Russian Imperial Porcelain from the Raymond F. Piper Collection
© 2001 Marquette University

Essays by Anne Odom, Karen Kettering, Annemarie Sawkins and Elizabeth Krizenesky.
At the Tsar's Table provides a short introduction to the collector, Raymond F. Piper, together with essays on the politics of porcelain, the rules and rituals of private banqueting, and a description of feasts enjoyed by the Russian aristocracy. The catalogue's illustrations and checklist are designed to give the reader a sense of the great variety of types and styles of porcelain commissioned by each sovereign. 
48 pages. 22 colorplates.  11 x 8 1/2 in.
ISBN#:  0-945366-11-6
Cost: $ 20.00