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Plate
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A boyarina is posed against a background of geometric patterns bordered by a band of green wire filigree. Extending outward, six ogee shapes contain peacocks alternating with floral motifs. Beyond, pointed ovals with dense Usolsk-like floral motifs terminate at each end with dots of translucent red enamel.
Inscription
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, New York, December 8 1992; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., December 17 1992 (through Leo Kaplan as agent); by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7/8 x Diam: 7 1/8 in. (2.3 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.858
