BALALAIKA PLAYER
Creator(s): Kiselev Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Breakfast Room
About this object
A glazed porcelain figurine of a balalaika player seated on a tree trunk dressed in white blouse with blue flowers and a pink belt. His trousers and lapli are yellow and his leggings white with gold cords. Ground and tree trunk are in green, yellow and blue. Edges of base are white with a gold band.
- Object name:
- BALALAIKA PLAYER
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Rechitsy, Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.204
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK marked like #178 K overglaze
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973