The sets of dark blue tableware were produced at the Bronnitsky factory “Vozrozhdenie” since the 1970s. The jug from the museum collection was intended for water and had an unusual shape: a flattened spherical body and a curved handle in the shape of the letter “C”.
The artist Tamara Gavrilova designed the jug. She was using “cobalt coating” and lusterware — metallic compounds that provided a special glossy effect. Gavrilova added the effect of iridescence to the floral patter — a twisted branch, decorated with round berries.
It was difficult to work with lusterware because it contained oxides of silver, copper, and other metals. First, the dye was applied to the pre-baked glaze, then fired for the second time in a special oven at a low temperature and polished. The use of cobalt was also time-consuming: before firing, the paint was black, so it was necessary to calculate correctly the proportions to get the necessary shade. Then the cobalt mass was applied to the item and baked in an oven at high temperature.
The artist Tamara Gavrilova was born in 1924 in the village of Volkhovstroy in the territory of the modern Leningrad region. She graduated from the Leningrad Higher Art and Industrial School named after V. I. Mukhina with a degree in decorative sculpture. Her years of study coincided with the Great Patriotic War. Gavrilova survived the siege and later she received the “Resident of the Besieged Leningrad” badge of honor.
In 1954, Tamara Gavrilova moved to Novgorod. At first, she worked in restoration workshops and taught sculpture, and in 1967, an important stage of her life began: she came to the porcelain factory “Vozrozhdenie”, which had just been created in the village of Bronnitsa. Gavrilova worked there as the key production artist until the 1990s and then retired. Over the 30 years of her work, she created thousands of tableware items — dishes, table figurines, commemorative plates, and “Novgorod souvenirs” — miniature copies of Novgorod city attractions.
The artist Tamara Gavrilova designed the jug. She was using “cobalt coating” and lusterware — metallic compounds that provided a special glossy effect. Gavrilova added the effect of iridescence to the floral patter — a twisted branch, decorated with round berries.
It was difficult to work with lusterware because it contained oxides of silver, copper, and other metals. First, the dye was applied to the pre-baked glaze, then fired for the second time in a special oven at a low temperature and polished. The use of cobalt was also time-consuming: before firing, the paint was black, so it was necessary to calculate correctly the proportions to get the necessary shade. Then the cobalt mass was applied to the item and baked in an oven at high temperature.
The artist Tamara Gavrilova was born in 1924 in the village of Volkhovstroy in the territory of the modern Leningrad region. She graduated from the Leningrad Higher Art and Industrial School named after V. I. Mukhina with a degree in decorative sculpture. Her years of study coincided with the Great Patriotic War. Gavrilova survived the siege and later she received the “Resident of the Besieged Leningrad” badge of honor.
In 1954, Tamara Gavrilova moved to Novgorod. At first, she worked in restoration workshops and taught sculpture, and in 1967, an important stage of her life began: she came to the porcelain factory “Vozrozhdenie”, which had just been created in the village of Bronnitsa. Gavrilova worked there as the key production artist until the 1990s and then retired. Over the 30 years of her work, she created thousands of tableware items — dishes, table figurines, commemorative plates, and “Novgorod souvenirs” — miniature copies of Novgorod city attractions.
