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1922

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1989

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The Fortune-teller Figure

This is a figure. It was designed by Natalya Yakovlevna Danko and manufactured by State Porcelain Factory. It is dated 1922 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is glazed porcelain. 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

18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: hammer, sickle, cog impressed in circular medallion.

Cite this object as

The Fortune-teller Figure; Designed by Natalya Yakovlevna Danko (Russian, b. Georgia, 1892–1942); Manufactured by State Porcelain Factory (Russia); glazed porcelain; 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-147

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