Zoo
Set of Animal Figures
1955-1960 (made)
1955-1960 (made)
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Place of origin |
Boxed set of 12 model zoo animals.
The box has a separate lid covered with a printed label showing a stylised giraffe on a green and brown background. The box contains 12 animals made from moulded white bisque, each spray-painted with features delineated with black paint. The set consists of:
1. hippopotamus: pale brown with dark brown features
2. polar bear: unpainted with black features
3. giraffe: yellow with black markings
4. tiger: orange with black markings
5. zebra: yellow with black markings
6. crocodile: green with black markings
7. gazelle: pale brown with pink and brown markings
8. warthog: brown with dark brown markings
9. goat: brown with dark brown markings
10. ostrich: bird with erect long neck, mostly unpainted with a grey back and black markings on the wings and neck, orange legs and beak
11. goose: feeding, unpainted with black markings on wings, legs and necks with a yellow beak
12. swan: swimming, black with an orange beak
The box has a separate lid covered with a printed label showing a stylised giraffe on a green and brown background. The box contains 12 animals made from moulded white bisque, each spray-painted with features delineated with black paint. The set consists of:
1. hippopotamus: pale brown with dark brown features
2. polar bear: unpainted with black features
3. giraffe: yellow with black markings
4. tiger: orange with black markings
5. zebra: yellow with black markings
6. crocodile: green with black markings
7. gazelle: pale brown with pink and brown markings
8. warthog: brown with dark brown markings
9. goat: brown with dark brown markings
10. ostrich: bird with erect long neck, mostly unpainted with a grey back and black markings on the wings and neck, orange legs and beak
11. goose: feeding, unpainted with black markings on wings, legs and necks with a yellow beak
12. swan: swimming, black with an orange beak
Object details
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Object type | |
Parts | This object consists of 13 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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Title | Zoo (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Moulded and painted bisque, printed card |
Brief description | Set of animal figures, Zoo, Turygino Factory, Gzhel, Russia, 1955-1960 |
Physical description | Boxed set of 12 model zoo animals. The box has a separate lid covered with a printed label showing a stylised giraffe on a green and brown background. The box contains 12 animals made from moulded white bisque, each spray-painted with features delineated with black paint. The set consists of: 1. hippopotamus: pale brown with dark brown features 2. polar bear: unpainted with black features 3. giraffe: yellow with black markings 4. tiger: orange with black markings 5. zebra: yellow with black markings 6. crocodile: green with black markings 7. gazelle: pale brown with pink and brown markings 8. warthog: brown with dark brown markings 9. goat: brown with dark brown markings 10. ostrich: bird with erect long neck, mostly unpainted with a grey back and black markings on the wings and neck, orange legs and beak 11. goose: feeding, unpainted with black markings on wings, legs and necks with a yellow beak 12. swan: swimming, black with an orange beak |
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Production type | Mass produced |
Marks and inscriptions | МОСОБЛИСПОЛКОМ / ТУРЙГИНСКИЙ ЗАВОД / КХУДОЗХЕСТВЕННОЙ КЕРАМИКИ / ЗООПАРК (Printed on front of box)
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Credit line | Given by Mrs. A. S. Pipe |
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Collection | |
Accession number | MISC.233-1987 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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