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Figure Group

ca. 1909-1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure group in white porcelain, depicting two Russian peasants, male and female, siting on the ground, the male figure plaing a stringed instrument, possibly a mandolin.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, cast
Brief description
Figure group, porcelain, modelled by Ernst Barlach, made by Schwarzburger Werkstätten für Porzellankunst, Unterweissbach, Germany, ca. 1909-13
Physical description
Figure group in white porcelain, depicting two Russian peasants, male and female, siting on the ground, the male figure plaing a stringed instrument, possibly a mandolin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.5cm
  • Width: 35.6cm
  • Depth: 27.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A running fox, below which 'Schwarzburger Werk- / stätten für Porzellankunst', impressed on base
  • 'U 9', impressed on base
Credit line
Bequeathed by Dr Annette Rawson OBE
Collection
Accession number
C.129-2012

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2013
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