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FEDOR CHALIAPIN IN THE ROLE OF BORIS GODUNOV

Creator(s): Iakov Abramovich Troupianskii (Designer) , Imperial Porcelain Factory (Artist)

Currently in storage


About this object

Chaliapin in his role as Boris Godunov. He wears a long white tunic edged in gold and black cloak is lined in red and is decorated with flowers and beading in gold. The fabric is rendered in matt and shiny glazes. He holds a green and yellow scarf in his hand. A reddish cap sets on his gray hair. His trousers are pale green and his boots are beige with gold scrolls. The plinth is white.

Object name:
FEDOR CHALIAPIN IN THE ROLE OF BORIS GODUNOV
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia
Date made:
1960
Size:
28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.422
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
mark x inscribed in paste on underside mark 023 in fine gray letters on underside not clear if it is underglaze or overglaze
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973