Mont Ararat Porcelain Pitcher Vintage, Yerevan Faience Factory, Armenian Soviet Porcelain, Armenian Wine Jug

Vintage Armenian wine Mont Ararat jug/pitcher made of porcelain/ceramic in 1960 from the Yerevan faience factory during the soviet era.

Height 18cm – 7.08in

Weight 302gr

The Mount Ararat has been widely accepted in Christianity as the resting place of Noah's Ark. It is the principal national symbol of Armenia and has been considered a sacred mountain by Armenians.

Initially there was a small ceramic workshop at the Yerevan cement factory. But in 1947/48 the Yerevan faience factory was created and organized on the basis of the workshop. At first the factory used German shapes and forms.

Only in the end of the 40s the painters came to the factory, these were painter and sculpter R. L. Simonjan (series “Armenian dancing” was her work during 1948-1949) and sculptor-ceramist Vagan Teruni (since 1953 was the floor manager of artistic workshop).

In the 60s new generation of creators came to the factory, among them were D Babajan and A. Chakmakchjan. In 1976 the workshop, which had manufactured figurine, was closed and in 1988 the factory ceased to exist totally.