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Red Army Border Guard

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, USSR, founded 1744

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Red Army soldier stands with legs apart, leaning on post with hammer and sickle ornament, his left hand raised over his eyes, in his right hand a standing rifle, he wears long coat and hat; square base.

    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

    1937

    Accession Number

    1989-41-167

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    ceramics
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Figure

    Type

    Figure

    Medium

    Porcelain, enamel

    Dimensions

    23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.)

    made in

    Leningrad, Soviet Union

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4377aafe4-d55d-43ce-be26-1f8790e12caa

    Record ID

    chndm_1989-41-167

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