FINNISH PEASANT MAN

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer) , Jacques-Dominique Rachette (Sculptor)

On view in: Passageway to Icon Room

About this object

Brownish haired young man has a black hat with red band, a white blouse, a pale blue coat lined in red, a brown belt with yellow handled black dagger stuck in it, blue and white striped trousers, grey stockings and black shoes with red lining. He points with his right hand to a yellow basket filled with red, yellow and blue vegetables. Base in shades of brown and green.

Object name:

FINNISH PEASANT MAN

Made from:

Hard paste porcelain

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

ca. 1780

Size:

21.1 × 7.6 cm (8 5/16 × 3 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.245

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK V M N [in Cyrillic] Roughly-made initials are scratched into paste inside. These are presumably the initials of the modeller. The initials are quite large, but the crossbar of the final N is small and somewhat difficult to read. inscription 26 Written and underlined in pencil on base. inscription C5 Written on label glued/stuck to base.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973