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1933

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1989

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Red Army Soldier Vase

This is a vase. It is dated 1933 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.

  • Object ID #18647699
  • glazed and molded porcelain.
  • Gift of Charlotte Y. Salisbury in loving memory of her husband, Harrison E.....
  • 1994-122-5-a/ff

Its dimensions are

H: 12.7 cm (5 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: None

Cite this object as

Red Army Soldier Vase; porcelain (bisque); H: 12.7 cm (5 in.); The Henry and Ludmilla Shapiro Collection; Partial gift and partial purchase through the Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program Funds; 1989-41-84

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