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  • Portrait Plaque, 1902–07

    Molded red earthenware body modeled in low relief with a Pre-Raphaelitesque left profile of a woman wearing a coronet and having slightly trailing hair. Halo-like image above her head. Decoration…

  • Plaque (Netherlands), ca. 1700–10

    Oval plaque with molded border, 2 holes at top for hanging; painted in underglaze blue on white with grotesque decoration composed of fruit, birds, mask, lambrequin; around the border with…

  • Plaque (Netherlands), ca. 1720

    Shaped plaque with raised molded border and circular ribbed hanging loop on top edge; painted in underglaze blue and yellow with leaf scroll border, chinoiserie scene center with figure in…

  • Plaque (Netherlands), 1675–1725

    Shaped oval plaque with raised border; painted in underglaze blue on white with domestic scene of woman and child at spinning wheel, diaper and vine border; back unglazed.

  • War of 1812 Battle Scene Plaque

    Circular, with moulded rim; relief decoration of battle scene with soldiers in ancient Roman dress; inscription underneath (in Russian): “The Liberation of Moscow 1812.”

  • Commemorative Plaque with Bust of Lenin Plaque, 1970

    Circular disk of bisque porcelain with bust of lenin in relief and inscription (in Ukranian?) “In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lenin;” enclosed in square frame…

  • War of 1812 Battle Scene Plaque

    Circular disk, moulded rim; relief decoration of river god and soldier in ancient Roman costume; inscription at bottom (in Russian): “The Flight of Napoleon across the Nemen River 1812.”

  • Bust of Marx Plaque, ca. 1935

    Rectangular with irregular corners, greenish background, white bust of Karl Marx in profile in relief

  • Bust of Lenin Plaque, ca. 1935

    Rectangular with irregular corners, greenish background, white bust of Lenin in profile in relief

  • Lenin Porcelain Factory Plaque, ca. 1960

    Rectangular in shape, with orange background and a white teacup in center; inscribed “Lenin Porcelain Factory” in Russian in gilding.

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