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Source Description
The earliest Ustiug wares usually involved applying a single layer of enamel (most often colored white, blue, green, or yellow) onto a cast, copper alloy base. This casket is in the form of a "teremok," the upper portion of a house that was set aside for women in Russian noble households during the 16th and 17th centuries.Probably intended for jewelry, the casket has a large compartment below, and the lid itself contains a compartment; both were probably once fitted with special containers.
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Document identity
localId
21654
label
Casket
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21654
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Casket
description
The earliest Ustiug wares usually involved applying a single layer of enamel (most often colored white, blue, green, or yellow) onto a cast, copper alloy base. This casket is in the form of a "teremok," the upper portion of a house that was set aside for women in Russian noble households during the 16th and 17th centuries.Probably intended for jewelry, the casket has a large compartment below, and the lid itself contains a compartment; both were probably once fitted with special containers.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 17th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
boxes (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27.5
height
29.4
depth
28
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 10 13/16 × W with handles: 11 9/16 × D: 11 in. (27.5 × 29.4 × 28 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
style
Baroque
med
copper alloy, champlevé enamel
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
956
3423
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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cda05da94aedca22