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Three Characters from Pushkin's "Tale of Tsar Sultan" Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Vasilii Vasilievich Kuznetsov and manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory and made by Ivan Kuznetsov. It is dated 1921 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is porcelain, enamel. 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

15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: hammer, sickle, cog impressed in circular medallion; "IK" (in Russian) impressed in crescent-shaped medallion; "Made in Russia / U.S.S.R." (in English) stamped in red overglaze

Cite this object as

Three Characters from Pushkin's "Tale of Tsar Sultan" Figure; Designed by Vasilii Vasilievich Kuznetsov (1881 – 1923); Made by Ivan Kuznetsov; Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel; 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-154

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