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1950

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1960

  • Work on this object ended.

1989

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2024

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Bust of Leo Tolstoy Figure

This is a figure. It is dated 1950–60 and we acquired it in 1989. Its medium is porcelain (bisque). 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

11 cm (4 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

underside: unidentified factory mark stamped in brown

Cite this object as

Bust of Leo Tolstoy Figure; porcelain (bisque); 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-238

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