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Plate with Bride
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Working from the outer edge inward, a border of leaf patterns in blue and green plique-à-jour enamel is followed by a band of bright blue translucent enamel over a guilloché enamel mechanically engraved with a zigzag pattern. Next is a section in a scale pattern in light and dark olive rendered in champlevé enamel. Painted in the center is a wealthy maiden wearing a jeweled, kokoshnik-shaped headdress, four strands of pearls, and a fur stole. This young woman, perhaps a bride, holds a pink rose and is posed against a landscape with a castle in the background.
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Provenance
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Acquired by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C.; by beques to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11/16 x Diam: 7 9/16 in. (1.8 x 19.2 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.
44.803
