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State Porcelain Factory LeningradWW-1920-098947

1920·Hard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration and gilding·19.7 × 22.5 × 16.5 cm (7 3/4 × 8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

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Year: 1920
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration and gilding
Dimensions: 19.7 × 22.5 × 16.5 cm (7 3/4 × 8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: State Porcelain Factory Leningrad

Artist

State Porcelain Factory Leningrad

Porcelain

The State Porcelain Factory Leningrad, founded in 1744 as the Imperial Porcelain Factory, is a manufacturing institution that produced decorative and functional porcelain under successive Russian governments. Nationalized in 1917 and renamed the State Porcelain Factory, it operated as a collaborative workshop where multiple artists contributed designs and techniques to its output. The factory's wares ranged from tableware to sculptural forms, reflecting shifting aesthetic priorities across imperial, Soviet, and modern periods.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

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