* Plant of A. Popov.

Porcelain factory A.G. Popov was in Russia in the 19th century, after the Gardner factory, the most prolific in the production of porcelain with genre scenes. The factory made both dishes and decorative figurines.    Production at the Popov porcelain factory was established on the basis of an enterprise created by Gardner's former commission agent, Karl Melli, in 1804. Thus, Popov was at first a successor to Gardner’s technical achievements, but artistically he strived for independence. Popov acquired a plant from Melli, located in the village of Gorbunovo, Dmitrov district, Moscow province, in 1811.  In the 1810s Popov's factory turns to German and French models, mainly in sculpture and vessel forms. By the 1820s, the factory was developing its own individual features characteristic only of porcelain from the Popov factory. Porcelain sculpture from the Popov factory is characterized by painting using the grisaille technique; in small plastic art, “folk types” predominate. The factory's products, such as tray dishes and tavern dishes, as well as small plastic items, gained enormous popularity among the population. At the Exhibition of Industrial Products in 1831, the plant's products were awarded a Small Gold Medal. Two years later A.G. Popov received the Order of St. Stanislav 4th degree. And in 1839 and 1841, his son Dmitry was awarded the Order of St. Anna 3rd degree and St. Vladimir 4th degree.   The Popov porcelain factory existed until the 1870s. The last owner of the plant was the merchant Fomichev, under whom the enterprise closed in 1875. Plaster molds for the production of figures and dishes were sold to the Ikonnikov plant, and paint recipes were sold to the Kornilov brothers' plant.