Casket
(18th and 19th Centuries )
An unusual feature of this box is the rectangular panel set in the lid in red translucent en plein enamel over a guilloché, or mechanically engraved, checker-board pattern. The box is decorated with blossoms in pale blue, violet, pink and red enamel set in cream-colored cartouches. These, in turn, are enclosed within an olive green background. This pastel color scheme is characteristic of Semenova's work. Distinctive details in the filigree include the spirals indicating the blossom's stamens and the silver, concave dots scattered across the background colors.
Inscription
Provenance
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Leo Kaplan, New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., October 21 1973; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Exhibitions
| 1987 | Old Russian Enamels. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/8 x W: 5 1/8 x D with stable: 3 5/8 in. (6.1 x 13 x 9.2 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.
44.830
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