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The Ballerina Galina Ulanova in "Swan Lake" Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Elena Alexandrovna Ianson-Manizer and manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1950–60 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is 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

17 cm (6 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

No factory mark; incised "M" on underside.

Cite this object as

The Ballerina Galina Ulanova in "Swan Lake" Figure; Designed by Elena Alexandrovna Ianson-Manizer (1890 – 1971); Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain; 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-249

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