WATER CARRIER
Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory ((Possibly))
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
A partly glazed porcelain figurine of a milkmaid dressed in an empire costume, a white blouse and a long blue dress trimmed in tooled gold. She wears a finely tooled gilt kokoshnik upon her head, across her shoulders is a balance imitating wood for carrying two milk buckets. Base is painted brown and green with gold around rim.
- Object name:
- WATER CARRIER
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 1850
- Size:
- 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.151
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath: 9/
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973