The Orlov set, made of thin, colorless, purified glass with an elegant gold painting in the form of various classical patterns and decorated with the monogram "AO" under the noble crown, is one of the largest preserved sets made at the Imperial Glass in the late 18^th – early 19^th centuries. The set belonged to the customer and owner of the service – Alexey Orlov, Major General, commander of the Life Guards Cossack Regiment, who began service in 1774, in the ranks of the Donskoy Army, gradually rising in rank. On February 28, 1790, he became a lieutenant colonel; in 1799, the squadron commanded by A.P. Orlov was named after him. Most likely, the Orlov set was created after these events.

Ref.: Malinina T.A. Imperial Glass Factory, the 18^th – early 19^th centuries. St. Petersburg, 2009. pp. 260, 267

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