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Seated Nude Holding Bowl Figure, 1923

This is a figure. It was designed by Alexander Terentevich Matveev and manufactured by State Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1923 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

14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: None

Cite this object as

Seated Nude Holding Bowl Figure, 1923; Designed by Alexander Terentevich Matveev (1878 – 1960); Manufactured by State Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel; 14.2 cm (5 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; 1989-41-180

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