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In the 1920s, the factory produced many designs that glorified the status of factory workers in society. Here, the plate depicts a seamstress at work with her tools, while the mug shows a procession of labourers. Both use tones of black and red, a distinct palette associated with the Russian art movements Constructivism and Suprematism.\r\n\r\nPlate showing a seamstress at work, 1923–24\r\nDesigned by Alexander Nikolaevich Samokhvalov \r\nManufactured by the State Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union (now Russia) \r\nPorcelain painted in enamel colours \r\nGiven by Margaret Bulley \r\nMuseum no. MISC.2:59-1934\r\n\r\nSoviet mug with slogan \r\n‘Shift is coming...’ (translated title), about 1924\r\nProbably designed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Adamovich \r\nManufactured by the State Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union (now Russia) Porcelain painted in enamel colours \r\nGiven by Margaret Bulley \r\nMuseum no. 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