RUSSIAN WOMAN OF THE DON REGION

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer) , Pavel Shmakov (Modeler) , Pavel Pavlovich Kamenskii (Sculptor)

On view in: Breakfast Room

About this object

Represents a peasant woman wearing a gingham-like kerchief on her head in black and white, a white outer blouse border in brown and green embroidery, her arms folded, an inner apron in red with a white ruffle and a skirt in red-brown with a border of yellow crosses. She wears sabots and stands on a base in red brown and brown representing the earth.

Object name:

RUSSIAN WOMAN OF THE DON REGION

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1913-After 1918

Size:

38.1 cm (15 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.429

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK under: green cipher of Nicholas II dated 1913, Cyrillic words "Veliko posska s Dona" and initials P.Sh. for Pavel Shmakov incised in paste, Cyrillic name P. Kamenskii is incised in the rear of the base

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973