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1922

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Classical Scenes Cup And Saucer

This is a Cup and saucer. It was designed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Adamovich and manufactured by State Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1922 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is porcelain, enamel. 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.

  • Mirror (Italy)
  • engraved and silvered glass.
  • Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
  • 1907-18-4

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 17.2 x 14.3 cm (6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: On underside of cup: Imperial Porcelain Factory mark for Alexander III with 90, stamped in green underglaze; hammer, sickle, cog, 1922 N 283/6 hand-painted in blue overglaze. On underside of saucer: Imperial PorcelainFactory mark for Nicholas II with 1914 stamped in green underglaze; hammer, sickle, cog, 1922, N283/6 hand-painted in blue overglaze

Cite this object as

Classical Scenes Cup And Saucer; Designed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Adamovich (1884); Manufactured by State Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel; H x diam.: 17.2 x 14.3 cm (6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-62-a,b

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