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The Lovers Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Konstantin Andreievich Somov and manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory and made by Anatoli Lukin. It is dated 1905 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

14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: hammer, sickle, cog, 1928 impressed in circular medallion; "AL" (in Russian) impressed in square medallion.

Cite this object as

The Lovers Figure; Designed by Konstantin Andreievich Somov (1869 – 1939); Made by Anatoli Lukin; Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel, gilding; 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-153

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