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Inkstand with Owl Inkstand

This is a inkstand. It was designed by Ivan Ivanovich Riznich and manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1935 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.

Its dimensions are

17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: hammer, sickle, cog stamped in green underglaze; "I Riznich" impressed on side of base.

Cite this object as

Inkstand with Owl Inkstand; Designed by Ivan Ivanovich Riznich (1908); Manufactured by Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (Russia); porcelain, enamel; 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-142

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