LOPAR (SAAMI) MAN
Creator(s): Dmitrovsk Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
In photo, figurine on the right.
Figurine of a Lopar (Saami) man standing with his hands crossed in front of him. He is dressed in heavy furs from head to foot. His costume is based on the Jean Gauchard engraving published in Niva magazine (see file). The word Lopar, spelled in the old manner, is painted on the base of the statuette.
- Object name:
- LOPAR (SAAMI) MAN
- Made from:
- Biscuit
- Made in:
- USSR: Verbilki
- Date made:
- 1930
- Size:
- 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.416
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on pedestal: [transcription] for the region Loparka; mark in shape of old Gardner mark above the Cyrillic word Tsentrofarfotrest (Central Porcelain Trust of VSNKh), Verbilkaia-Dmitrovskaia Fabrika
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973