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"Leningrad" Inkstand Inkwell

This is a inkwell. It was manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1960 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

20 cm (7 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: Lomonosov "LFZ" mark stamped in blue overglaze

Cite this object as

"Leningrad" Inkstand Inkwell; Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel, gilding; 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-209-a/c

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