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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Dmitrov Porcelain Factory, founded 1918

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Circular form; decorated with earth, stars, moon, and planets against a dark blue background; orbiting around the earth, a small red sphere (Sputnik); thin gilded band around outer edge.

    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

    ca. 1957

    Accession Number

    1989-41-43

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    ceramics
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Plate

    Type

    Plate

    Medium

    Porcelain, enamel, gilding

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.)

    manufactured in

    Verbilki, 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/kq4448ccac0-e95d-4464-baa6-f68af01d4809

    Record ID

    chndm_1989-41-43

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