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BLIND BEGGAR

Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

A partly glazed porcelain figurine of an old grey haired blind man stumbling over a rocky landscape. He wears a white blouse, blue trousers and brown coverall. Tree stump behind him and the rocks are brown, grass is painted green.

Object name:
BLIND BEGGAR
Made from:
Biscuit
Made in:
Verbilki, Russia
Date made:
1880-1917
Size:
26 cm (10 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.70
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK in red overglaze: stamp of Gardner factory with imperial eagle
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973