1791 year
Village Gzhel,
Ramensky district,
Ramensky region
Ramensky district,
Ramensky region
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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Technique
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MediumMajolica
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Geography details
Village Gzhel,
Ramensky district,
Ramensky region -
Federal region today
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Federal subject today
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Date1791 year
Ornament qualities
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Composition
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Elements
Source of information
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Type of sourcephoto album “Gzhel. Ceramics of the 18th–19th Centuries. Ceramics of the 20th Century”
Author(s) T. Astrakhantseva, T. Dulkina, N. Grigorieva
Description
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The pitcher impressed with the year of manufacture, i. e. 1791 attracts by virtue of its masterfully executed, painterly composition, pleasingly integrated colorouring, and typical shape. Depicted in the desing is an entire city with a life of its own, keynoted by tall towers topped by weather-vanes, and flat-roofed houses, with smoke curling up out of their chomneypots. This is more likely than not an impression of Moscow itself, which Gzhel potters often had occasion to visit.
