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Bust of Karl Marx Figure
This is a figure. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1960 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is porcelain (bisque). 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
14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
underside: crossed daggers hand-painted in blue
Cite this object as
Bust of Karl Marx Figure; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory (Germany); East Germany; porcelain (bisque); 14.5 cm (5 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; 1989-41-237