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1919

  • Work on this object began.

1989

  • We acquired this object.

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2025

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Sailor with a Banner Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Natalya Yakovlevna Danko and manufactured by State Porcelain Factory and made by Ivan Kuznetsov. It is dated 1919 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is enameled and gilt porcelain. 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

18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: hammer, sickle, cog stamped in green underglaze; "IK" impressed in crescent-shaped medallion; "ND" impressed in circle on side.

Cite this object as

Sailor with a Banner Figure; Designed by Natalya Yakovlevna Danko (Russian, b. Georgia, 1892–1942); Made by Ivan Kuznetsov; Manufactured by State Porcelain Factory (Russia); enameled and gilt porcelain; 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-140

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