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1945

  • Work on this object began.

1955

  • Work on this object ended.

1989

2015

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Boy with Cable Figure

This is a figure. It was manufactured by Dmitrov Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1945–55 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is porcelain, enamel, gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds.

Its dimensions are

15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: Dmitrov factory mark (partial) stamped in blue

Cite this object as

Boy with Cable Figure; Manufactured by Dmitrov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel, gilding; 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-232

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