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1917

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1937

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1989

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The Swing Plate

This is a plate. It was designed by Sofia Borisovna Pressman. It is dated ca. 1927 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is glazed earthenware. 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

Diameter: 33.9 cm (13 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: On underside: 3444 incised in clay; unidentified painter's mark [?] hand-painted in green underglaze

Cite this object as

The Swing Plate; Designed by Sofia Borisovna Pressman (1904); glazed earthenware; Diameter: 33.9 cm (13 3/8 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-29

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