Object Details
Manufacturer
Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, USSR, founded 1744
Designer
Eva Zeisel, American, born Hungary, 1906–2011
Varvara Petrovna Freze, Russian, 1883–1970
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Cylindrical form (a), rounded at base and top, long wide spout, large flat loop handle, disk-shaped lid (b). Painted on the front with picture of Evseyev's statue of Lenin in polychrome enamel and on the back with gilded image of St. Isaac's Cathedral; gilded ornament of flags on sides of spout, ribbon border on top of body, and flat surface of handle; lid with a gilt emblem and the letters RSFSR, and the date 1935 in blue.
Credit Line
The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds
Date
Designed 1933 (shape), 1935 (decoration)
Accession Number
1989-41-88-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
hot water pot
Type
hot water pot
Medium
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
Dimensions
H x W x D (a,b): 12.4 × 17.1 × 10.2 cm (4 7/8 in. × 6 3/4 in. × 4 in.)
made in
Leningrad, Soviet Union
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1989-41-88-a_b