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Source Description
On the front of the cup, within a bower of foliage, a cherub paints XR in Cyrillic (for Christ is Risen) on an egg, while a blue-headed bird angrily protests. A glorious sunrise serves as the background. The exterior of the cup is otherwise decorated with pink flowers on one side of the vignette and, on the other, with violet and blue blossoms. Distinctive features of this piece are the large, silver acanthus leaves set with an oval green stone and two smaller red cabochon stones. Raised beading is used to designate the flowers' anthers. The cup's jagged rim resembles the edge of a broken egg shell.
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Document identity
localId
82327
label
Egg-shaped Cup
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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82327
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Egg-shaped Cup
description
On the front of the cup, within a bower of foliage, a cherub paints XR in Cyrillic (for Christ is Risen) on an egg, while a blue-headed bird angrily protests. A glorious sunrise serves as the background. The exterior of the cup is otherwise decorated with pink flowers on one side of the vignette and, on the other, with violet and blue blossoms. Distinctive features of this piece are the large, silver acanthus leaves set with an oval green stone and two smaller red cabochon stones. Raised beading is used to designate the flowers' anthers. The cup's jagged rim resembles the edge of a broken egg shell.
provenance
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1899-1908
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
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2
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2
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import
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] In Cyrillic: F.R.; [Symbol] Almost indecipherable: kokoshnik left; [Mark] In Cyrillic: IL; [Translation] Ivan Lebedkin
Moscow assay master
med
silver gilding, painted and filigree enamel
creator_ids
6213
collection_ids
EAN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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8233d9552ca46e74
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no
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2
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photo
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0fb4ab4c8b49b15c
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no
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no