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OLD PEASANT WOMAN CARDING WOOL

Creator(s): Popov Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Passageway to Icon Room


About this object

A porcelain figurine of an old peasant woman wearing a white blouse, blue dress, brown lapti and puce cap with white kerchief over it. Carding instrument is light brown and is clamped to brown chest on which old woman sits. Floor boards are in brown, simulating wood.

Object name:
OLD PEASANT WOMAN CARDING WOOL
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Gorbunovo, Russia
Date made:
1800-1875
Size:
14.5 × 10.2 cm (5 11/16 × 4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.127
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK monogram of Popov Factory, in blue, AP
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973