Porcelain and earthenware production of the Irkutsk province on the example of the collection of porcelain of the XIX century from the contents of the Sukachev Irkutsk Regional Art Museum
In 2004, the contents of the Sukachev Irkutsk Regional Art Museum was enlarged with a significant collection of 19th century porcelain from the museum of samples of the Hayta Porcelain Factory. The items presented in this collection were gathered in the XIX century by the Perevalov family and brought from the factories of Gardner, Kuznetsov and others. The Perevalov brothers, Philip and Daniil, Irkutsk merchants in the Second Guild from the village of Uzkiy Lug of the Irkutsk province, raised the handicraft factory to the level of the porcelain industry. The first products from porcelain the Perevalov brothers made in 1867. The opening of production took place in 1869. In 1880, the management of the factory passed to Ivan Danilovich Perevalov. The merit of Ivan D. Perevalov was the opening of a museum of samples from different porcelain manufactures in Russia and abroad, which served as an example for masters and as an advertisement for buyers. The advantages of the products of the Perevalov factory were, first of all, low price and accessibility to various classes of the population. In 1920 the factory was nationalized. The origin and development of porcelain and faience production in the Irkutsk province in the XIX century became a significant event in the history of Eastern Siberia. It caused the enlightenment of the people living in the region through introduction of the products from other Russian and foreign factories, and contributed to the development of entrepreneurial activities in the region and Russian industry in general.