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Navy Officer and Schoolgirl Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Asta Davidovna Brzhezitskaya and manufactured by Dulevo Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1950 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is gilt and 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

21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: Dulevo mark with "52" stamped in green overglaze

Cite this object as

Navy Officer and Schoolgirl Figure; Designed by Asta Davidovna Brzhezitskaya (1912); Manufactured by Dulevo Porcelain Factory; gilt and enameled porcelain; 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-220

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