Letter Stand

1899-1909

14.8 cm 16.4 cm 10.5 cm

Citation Source image

Two streltsy guards wearing red tunics embroidered with pink flowers are portrayed on the front plate. They are positioned before an imposing portal and with their weapons, known as bardiches, crossed. The doors are closed with a heavy lock bearing a red wax seal adorned with...

Artifact

id
id
82461
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Leo Kaplan, New York; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1985, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
5
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_44.869_3Qtr_DD_T14.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_44.869_3Qtr_DD_T14.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_44.869_3Qtr_DD_T14.jpg
imageCount 5
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.869