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The Bellringer

Plate
1920 (designed), 1921 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate:'The Bellringer' of porcelain, painted with enamel colours and gilded; designed and possibly painted by Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya; decorated at the State Porcelain Factory, using a blank made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Designed 1920; decorated 1921 using a blank made 1911.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Bellringer (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted with enamel colours and gilded
Brief description
Plate:'The Bellringer' of porcelain, painted with enamel colours and gilded; designed and possibly painted by Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya; decorated at the State Porcelain Factory, using a blank made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Designed 1920; decorated 1921 using a blank made 1911.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Imperial Porcelain Factory mark with '1911' (In underglaze green)
  • State Porcelain Factory mark and '1921' (Painted in blue)
  • Cyrillic inscription: 'Long Live the 8th Congress of Soviets'
Production
Designed and possibly painted by Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya; decorated at the State Porcelain Factory, using a blank made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Designed 1920; decorated 1921 using a blank made 1911.
Collection
Accession number
C.250-1991

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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