Мала пластика Дружківського фарфорового заводу
Druzhkivka porcelain factory figurines

Summary/Abstract: In this article have been recreated the history of Druzhkivka porcelain factory (further – DPF), which at the turn of XX – XXI centuries mastered the production of porcelain figurine commercially. The purpose of the article is to give an idea about production of porcelain figurine based on a study of archival materials and objects from private collections, to generalize the information about it and its authors. Methodology. The methodology of the research is to using the historically logical, analytic, comparative, descriptional and systematizing methods. The mentioned methodological approach allows recreating the certain stages of development of the factory and to reveal the cause of introduction of new assortment trend, giving an idea of the phenomenon under study. The research is based on studying the photos from private collection, which fixed the sculptures from factory`s museum, and also – on direct examination of objects from private collections, which have been put into scientific circulation at first. In the article the author has paid attention to consideration the figurine’s themes and range of subjects, analyzed their art features, described their labels. In the research the biographical information about the masters – sculptures’ authors is presented.

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