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1952

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Portrait of Stalin Plate

This is a plate. It is dated 1952 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

Diameter: 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: None

Cite this object as

Portrait of Stalin Plate; porcelain, enamel, gilding; Diameter: 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-38

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