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Charka
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The charka is executed entirely in plique-à-jour enamel. In the center of the bowl is a blossom in red, blue, and off- white, enclosed within a green oval and bordered by blue circles. Around the top upper rim runs a band of geometric and circular shapes in a similar color scheme against a blue ground. Within the wall are two blossoms with blue centers and orange petals over an off white surface.
The kokoshnik-shaped handle is enameled with abstract, vegetative motifs, also against an off-white background.
Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/16 x W: 3 7/8 x D: 2 1/8 in. (3.6 x 9.8 x 5.4 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.
44.776