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