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Tea Glass Holder
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The tea glass holder (podstakannik) is decorated with white and foil-backed red and blue enamel in geometric patterns. Circumscribing the the holder in Church Slavonic in pierced work is the name of Princess Nadyejda Beloselsky-Belozersky (1847-1920), the sister of Russia's war hero General Mikhail D. Skobelev (1843-1882). Opposite the handle on the rim of the cup is a red enameled crown.
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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.
Sale, Sotheby's, Munich, December 8, 1999; purchased by Jean M. Riddell (throuh Leo Kaplan as agent), Washington, D.C., February 11, 2000; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/4 x W: 4 5/16 x D: 2 15/16 in. (10.8 x 11 x 7.4 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.
44.731.1