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Lady Removing Her Mask Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Konstantin Andreievich Somov and manufactured by State Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1905–06 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is porcelain, enamel, gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds.

Its dimensions are

H: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: Provisional Government mark obscured by green enamel circle; hammer, sickle, cog, 1918 hand-painted in blue overglaze.

Cite this object as

Lady Removing Her Mask Figure; Designed by Konstantin Andreievich Somov (1869 – 1939); Manufactured by State Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel, gilding; H: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-117

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