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CRUEL LOT

Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

A partly glazed porcelain figurine of a barefoot mother wearing a pink dress, beige jacket in which she holds the baby, blue kerchief on her head and carrying a white bundle. Ground is painted green and edge of base is brown.

Object name:
CRUEL LOT
Made from:
Biscuit
Made in:
Verbilki, Russia
Date made:
1880-1917
Size:
23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.75
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK underneath in red overglaze: stamp of Gardner factory with imperial eagle, impressed Gardner in Cyrillic, 3, St. George
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973