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Tag Archives: decorative arts

Jr. Docent Podcast #10: Porcelain as a Reward

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Objects like the Durnovo Casket were often given to individuals and institutions by the Romanovs to reward them for their service.

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Jr. Docent Podcast #9: Early Developments in Porcelain

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Apr

25

For centuries China was the sole producer of porcelain (hence the name China) because of the…

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Jr. Docent Podcast #8: Expressions of a National Identity

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Apr

25

Porcelain made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory first reflected the European culture that…

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Jr. Docent Podcast #7: Russian Porcelain Factories

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Apr

25

Although the Russians first bought European porcelain, a thriving Russian porcelain…

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Jr. Docent Podcast #6: Porcelain as Foreign Policy

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Apr

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Beginning with Peter the Great, the Romanovs made great strides in modernizing Russia based on…

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Jr. Docent Podcast #5: Porcelain and the Russian Orthodox Church

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Apr

22

The exchange of Easter eggs became an important ritual in the Russian…

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