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Source Description
A boyar holding his shield and a drawn sword is depicted in plique-á-jour enamel raised over a stippled ground. The sun is setting over the water in the background. Above an owl is perched on a limb amidst blossoms and leaves. A wading crane is surrounded by vividly colored blossoms and leaves on the reverse. The colors of the plique-à-jour enamel are white, yellow, pale green, orange, red, turquoise and various blues. Bordering both the front and back faces of the case are rows of blue circles and green and white lozenge shapes in opaque filigree enamel.
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Document identity
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82286
label
Cigar Case
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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16
Source metadata
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82286
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object
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normalized
title
Cigar Case
description
A boyar holding his shield and a drawn sword is depicted in plique-á-jour enamel raised over a stippled ground. The sun is setting over the water in the background. Above an owl is perched on a limb amidst blossoms and leaves. A wading crane is surrounded by vividly colored blossoms and leaves on the reverse. The colors of the plique-à-jour enamel are white, yellow, pale green, orange, red, turquoise and various blues. Bordering both the front and back faces of the case are rows of blue circles and green and white lozenge shapes in opaque filigree enamel.
provenance
Acquired by Leo Kaplan Ltd., New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., 1982; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
date
1880s
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
cigar cases
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16
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16
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.2
height
7.4
depth
2.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 3/16 x W with clasp: 2 15/16 x D: 1 1/16 in. (13.2 x 7.4 x 2.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] In center of face in Cyrillic: PO
88
St George left; [Mark] In center of reverse in Cyrillic: PO; [Mark] On top rim: St. George left
88
med
silver gilding, plique-à-jour and opaque filigree enamel, elastic band
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3889
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EAN
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3300
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