ICE BREAKER
Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
An unglazed figurine of a fisherman standing with spear raised in act of breaking ice. He has black fur bordered cap, brownish blouse, blue trousers and white boots. Beside him is a sled on which sits a wooden barrel and kovsh to store and transport the fish. Ice is grey colored.
- Object name:
- ICE BREAKER
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Verbilki, Russia
- Date made:
- 1880-1917
- Size:
- 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.67
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK underneath: Gardner impressed in Russian letters, St. George and the Dragon, 167 impressed, in red: Gardner with imperial eagle
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973