The Essay - 8 The State Porcelain Factory
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Ten contemporary cultural specialists look back at the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 on artists of the time - in film, theatre, poetry, dance and beyond. Ceramicist Claire Curneen tells the strange story of the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Petrograd that was renamed the State Porcelain Factory in 1917. She examines two dinner plates, now held at the National Museum of Wales, that were originally designed for aristocrats but then repurposed after the Revolution.
Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
Producer Alison Hindell BBC Cymru Wales.
Published on Thursday, 16th November 2017.
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