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Box with Miniature: Rivals
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A version of a painting by Nikolai Aleseevich Kasatkin (1859-1930) entitled "Rivals" (Sopenitsy), (1890) is reproduced on the box's lid. It is winter and two peasant women are returning home from a well. The miniaturist has departed from the original composition by positioning the figure with the yoke on the left, rather than the right. Also, not in the original composition, but occurring in other versions of the painting, is the well surrounded by women. The scene is framed in a border in olive and blue filigree enamel decorated with additional filigree scrolls. Paired sea creatures, in blue and pink filigree enamel, appear on the sides and ends of the box.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | Examined for condition | |
| 1/1/1900 | Examination | Examined for condition |
| 9/21/2011 | Treatment | Cleaned |
| 9/21/2011 | Treatment | The box was made by the company Faberge in Moscow between 1908-1917 based on hallmarks. Decoration is painted matte enamel colors and cloisonne enamelling. The box is stable and in good condition. The overall surface was cleaned to remove dust and grime. The gilt silver filigree wires and applied decoration were cleaned using precipitated chalk to remove tarnish. The gilt silver is not coated but will be protected using a tarnish inhibitor. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13/16 × W: 2 11/16 × D: 1 5/8 in. (2.1 × 6.8 × 4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.923