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Porcelain figurine of Feodor Chaliapin

Figurine
ca.1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glazed porcelain figurine of Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) in the title role of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov.. Lomonosov State Porcelain factory, ca.1955, after a 1922 model by Iakov Troupianskii, with hand-painted decoration by Varvara Rukavishnikova.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePorcelain figurine of Feodor Chaliapin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed earthenware
Brief description
Glazed porcelain figurine of Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) in the title role of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov.. Lomonosov State Porcelain factory, ca.1955, after a 1922 model by Iakov Troupianskii, with hand-painted decoration by Varvara Rukavishnikova
Physical description
Glazed and unlazed porcelain figurine representing Feodor Chaliapin in the title role of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov, standing on a roughly oval white base, wearing a midnight blue coat with a maroon collar, decorated with rows of gold buttons and hand-painted with gold floral sprigs, pver a long white tunic, turquoise breeches and tan boots decorated with floral patterns. He holds a length of turquoise fabric in his right hand, both hands bend to his chest. The base bears the marker's mark for the Lomonosov State Porcelain Factory.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.0cm (Note: Maximum height)
  • Width: 11.6cm
  • Depth: 8.4cm
Credit line
Acquired with the support of the Friends of the V&A
Summary
Glazed porcelain figurine of Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) in the title role of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov.. Lomonosov State Porcelain factory, ca.1955, after a 1922 model by Iakov Troupianskii, with hand-painted decoration by Varvara Rukavishnikova.
Bibliographic reference
T. Znamenova, Ed., Gosudarstvennyy Farforovyy Zavod, St. Petersburg and Moscow: Sankt-Peterburg Orkestr, 2005, p. 381 (illustrated)
Collection
Accession number
S.1657-2014

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Record createdAugust 4, 2014
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