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A bejeweled boyarina, perhaps a bride, is painted in glossy enamel within a framework of raised filigree enamel decorated with abstract trees and spirals. The remainder of the box is covered with raised painted and filigree enamel floral motifs against a stippled ground.

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Document identity
localId
82281
label
Casket with Boyarina
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
82281
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Casket with Boyarina
description
A bejeweled boyarina, perhaps a bride, is painted in glossy enamel within a framework of raised filigree enamel decorated with abstract trees and spirals. The remainder of the box is covered with raised painted and filigree enamel floral motifs against a stippled ground.
provenance
Leo Kaplan, New York; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. October 23, 1989, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1908-1917
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.4
height
10.1
depth
7.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W with handles: 4 x D with stable: 2 15/16 in. (4.4 x 10.1 x 7.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Symbols] On base: circular kokoshnik right
kokoshnik right
delta
84; [Inventory marks] IVXW
med
silver gilding, painted and filigree enamel
creator_ids
6213
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
134bef0c508292e4
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
019a0147eb276e4c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no