FINNISH WOMAN
Creator(s): Popov Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
A porcelain figurine of a Finnish woman wearing a white kerchief on her head and blue and pink beads. Her native costume is in various shades of brown with yellow trim and a black belt. In her left hand she holds a white dust cloth. Stockings are white and shoes are black. Tree stump and ground are in greens and browns while about the edge of the base are gilt rococo scrolls.
- Object name:
- FINNISH WOMAN
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Gorbunovo, Russia
- Date made:
- ca. 1840
- Size:
- 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.129
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK monogram of Popov Factory, in black, AP over impress p. 288 Popov
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973