Tin whistle "the Lady with the dog" Filimonovskaya Igrushka

the Lady is one of the typical images in filimonovskaya fishery on making toys. On the cap she has a tender feather, as they did in the old days. Favorite was the city theme, inspired by the masters of the impressions from visiting the nearby towns — Odoev, Tula. Handsome, slender and elegant lady, who appears before us as probably did too. In the hands of the dog and the bouquet hat is decorated with feather. Such toys of course loved children, but they had another purpose, they were just decoration of the house. In those days the fashion was porcelain, porcelain figurines decorated the sideboards and shelves in the homes of the wealthy, while poorer people were satisfied by the products easier, for example here such bright and elegant filimonovskaya a lady. Irina Levitina was learning to sculpt a toy from famous old masters, she took over all the main techniques and her toys can be safely attributed to good samples filimonovsky fishing.

"Lady with a dog and a bouquet." Traditional filimonovskaya toy, a clay whistle. Author: folk artist of Russia, member of Union of artists of Russia Irina Konstantinovna Levitin. The village of Filimonovo, Tula oblast, Russia. 2017 Clay, paint, lacquer, rossie. Height — 20.5 cm diameter — 8 cm Weight — 240 g.