Porcelain figurine of Feodor Chaliapin
Figurine
ca.1955 (made)
ca.1955 (made)
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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
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| Title | Porcelain 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. |
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| 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) |
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| Accession number | S.1657-2014 |
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| Record created | August 4, 2014 |
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