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1915

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1935

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1989

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Young Blacksmith Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Maria Mikhailovna Strakhovskaya and manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1925 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is enameled 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

14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: hammer, sickle, cog impressed in circular medallion; "M. Strakhovskaya" (in Russian) impressed on side of base.

Cite this object as

Young Blacksmith Figure; Designed by Maria Mikhailovna Strakhovskaya; Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); enameled porcelain; 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-148

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