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PEASANT PLAYING A BALALAIKA

Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

On view in: Breakfast Room


About this object

A partly glazed porcelain figurine of a smiling brown bearded man playing balalaika and leaning against a brown tree trunk. He has a white blouse trimmed in red and wears a black hat, black trousers and boots. Rectangular plinth is green on top and red brown on sides.

Object name:
PEASANT PLAYING A BALALAIKA
Made from:
Biscuit
Made in:
Verbilki, Russia
Date made:
1880-1917
Size:
22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.78
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK underneath: red overglaze stamp of Gardner Factory, name within circle and imperial eagle, impressed mark St. george, Gardner Cyrillic and 4
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973