Man from Kamchatka
ca. 1780–1800
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Russian, St. Petersburg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number
1982.60.167
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Man from Kamchatka**ca. 1780–0 Imperial Porcelain Manufactory St. Petersburg Hard-paste porcelain, H 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm) The Jack and Belle Linsky, 1982 (1982.60.284) This charming porcelain figurine depicts a man from Kamchat, the remote Siberian peninsula in Russia's far east, likely portraying an indigenous figure in traditional attire amid animals—a nod to the rugged, wildlife-rich landscapes of the region. Produced by the prestigious Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in St. Petersburg, it exemplifies the factory's mastery during the late Enlightenment era under Catherine the Grea...
About the Artist
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg · 1744–present
The Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1744 by Dmitry Ivanovich Vinogradov under the decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, marked Russia's entry into porcelain production as the third such enterprise in Europe after Meissen and Vienna. Vinogradov, a mining engineer educated in Saxony, developed the nation's first hard-paste porcelain formula using local materials, drawi...