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Casket in the Shape of a Teremok
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The casket is architectural in form. Its "roof" supports a crest rail of pale blue fretwork terminating at either end with a black rooster with blue wings and green tail feathers. Just below the roof tiles, there are bands of green, pale blue and foiled red interlace. Circular roundels depicting maidens wearing kokoshniks and pearls have been painted in glossy enamel on the front and back face of the casket. On both ends, lozenge-shaped medallions muscians are portrayed, one playing a balalaika and the other an accordion–they may be serenading the maidens. The handles are shaped as pairs of roosters supporting a horizontal cross bar. Velvet over composite board lines the interior.
Inscription
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.
Exhibitions
| 2017-2018 | Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned |
| 9/26/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned to reduce silver tarnish in preparation for exhibition. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 6 1/4 × W: 6 7/8 × D: 3 5/16 in. (15.8 × 17.4 × 8.4 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.
44.730