The regimental plate of the 2nd Caucasian Rifle regiment

Porcelain, decal, painting colors. Original regimental plate in a very unusual for this kind of cookware design: in the manufacture in the factory, M. Kuznetsov was used a form of painting No. 301 (civilian pattern) from a catalog factory with application in flower ornament regimental designation (underglaze). This method of finishing regimental dishes found only in the Caucasian infantry regiments (not only of the 2nd Caucasian) and is an interesting feature of the decoration of sets of the table officers ' meetings. In the sale items periodically appear in the service of the 2nd Caucasian regiment, however, such a safety plate that we met for the first time. Diameter 235 mm Guarantee of authenticity.

"Partnership of production of porcelain, faience and majolica products, M. S. Kuznetsov" is one of the largest whiteware industries of the Russian Empire of late XIX — early XX centuries. It was founded in 1889 by Russian industrialist and entrepreneur of the genus Kuznetsov Matvey Sidorovich Kuznetsov and lasted until 1917, when most enterprises were nationalized. Great-grandfather of M. S. Kuznetsov was Yakov Vasilyevich Kuznetsov, who founded the porcelain production in the area of Gzhel in 1812. Son of James V. Terence Y. Kuznetsov has continued a dynasty of Russian Industrialists. He, in turn, had three sons Sidor, Anisim and Yemelyan. Sidor Terent'evich founded in 1841 Riga porcelain factory, which after his death, in 1872, passed to his son Matvey Sidorovich. In 1887 M. S. Kuznetsov founded a faience factory in the village of Budy of Kharkov district. In 1889 appeared "Partnership of production of porcelain and faience products, M. S. Kuznetsov with the capital of 3 million rubles., which eventually became 7 Russian factories for the manufacture of faience and porcelain. The Board of the "Association" was in Moscow on Myasnitskaya ulitsa, 8/2. In 1891 bought the Kuznetsov porcelain factory of Gardner in the village of Verbilki, founded about 1766 Russified English merchant Franz Yakovlevich Gardner. In 1892, founded a porcelain factory in Slavyansk, Izyum uyezd, producing faience. In 1894 bought the Kuznetsov factory in the village of Sand the Yaroslavl province, and in 1898 he bought a factory in the village of sand Kaluga province from malt. By 1898, the "Partnership" became the largest in Europe, and in the early XX century in the factories of the "Partnership" produced about 2/3 of the Russian porcelain. In 1902, Kuznetsov was awarded the title of purveyor to His Imperial Majesty. Kuznetsovsky porcelain was true not only within Russia but in Persia, Romania, Turkey and Afghanistan. In 1903 the fixed capital of the partnership amounted to 3.9 million rubles, in 1913 — was increased to 5 million rubles, the balance amounted to almost 19 million rubles. the Total number of workers in enterprises reached 12.5 thousand people. In 1918 after the October revolution, all the companies of the "Association", except for the Riga factory, was nationalized. Kuznetsov was forced to go to Riga, as their further stay in Moscow was unsafe: in 1920, was condemned by the Cheka for 15 years Nikolay Nikolaevich, grandson of Matthew Sidorovich. A wave of repression came as George M. nephew Nikolai Alexandrovich. They were arrested as "Latvian spy" for the correspondence with relatives, and together with their wives exiled to Siberia. After the establishment in Latvia of the Soviet power in 1940, the company was nationalized and there there. At the end of 1940 by the Director of factories has appointed G. G. Kruglov, former Kuznetsovsky chemist. The company became subject to the trust silicate industrial Commissariat of local industry of the Latvian SSR. During the Great Patriotic war during the German occupation Kuznetsov went from the Baltic States to the West.

Formed on 6 December 1856) as the 19th army infantry battalion. 18 Mar 1857-renamed the 19th infantry battalion. In the years 1862-1865 participated in the Caucasian war. Since August 31, 1870 — 2nd Caucasian rifle battalion. In 1877-1878 he took part in Russian-Turkish war. 20 Feb 1910 — reformed in the regiment dvuhsotletnego composition and named the 2nd infantry regiment of the Caucasus. In 1915 the regiment is given in chetyrehbalnoy composition. Regimental holiday — 6 Dec.