Creative Commons License
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Mother of God Icon with Oklad
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Mother of God is portrayed "in full wardrobe," that is with a raised halo and diadem and a separate collar. Seed pearls are used to render her mantle with the variations in size indicating the folds in her garment. The oklad is bordered by a row of blossoms, perhaps sunflowers, tulips and cloud berries. The background is in olive-colored enamel decorated with spiral patterns in filigree. Small apertures in the oklad are left for the painted images of the Mother and Child.
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. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 4 13/16 × W: 3 15/16 × D: 1 in. (12.2 × 10 × 2.6 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.
44.817