YOUNG WOMAN WITH ROSES

Creator(s): Gardner Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

A partly glazed porcelain figurine of a dark haired, bare footed young woman with roses in her hair and shading her eyes with her hands while looking into the distance. She holds some wheat in her right hand which she apparently has just gathered. Her dress and apron are white with embroidery in red. Also she has tied with a yellow sash a blue overskirt. She has eight strings of red, green and yellow beads. Circular plinth is green with brown tree stump.

Object name:

YOUNG WOMAN WITH ROSES

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:

25.80

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK underneath: impressed with name Gardner in Russian, St. George and the Dragon, 184 , worn overglaze red Gardner and Imperial warrant

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973