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SART WOMAN

Creator(s): Varvara Fedorovna Rukavishnikova (Painter) , Pavel Pavlovich Kamenskii (Sculptor) , Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Passageway to Icon Room


About this object

A Sart woman from Uzbekistan is shown wearing a cap with her black hair falling into two black braids down to her knees. She is dressed in a beltless caftan painted in pink, green, and yellow in imitation of Uzbek silk patterns. Her shoes are red and white. The circular base is white.

Object name:
SART WOMAN
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia
Date made:
1918-1936
Size:
19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.498
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK and date V R 19 36 in blue overglaze on underside Initials of factory painter Varvara Rukavishnikova and date. under: two unidentified hallmarks in green and brown, one in blue; [transcription] 1936 for the painter mark [hammer and sickle with partial gear] in overglaze brown mark [hammer and sickle and partial gear] in green Smeared. Not clear if it is overglaze or underglaze
Credit line:
Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1968