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Source Description
This painted enamel pendant was probably commissioned as a baptism gift. An inscription on the back of the silver frame gives a birth date (September 9, 1768), and the date of the child's "name day," or baptism (September 28), also the date of the feasts of Saints Chariton the Confessor and Alexander the Coppersmith of Phrygia. These saints, one of whom is probably the namesake of the pendant's infant owner, are painted on the front of the pendant, with St. Chariton's scroll advising: "Brethren, be clean in soul and in body."
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Document identity
localId
4570
label
Saints Chariton and Alexander
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
4570
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Saints Chariton and Alexander
description
This painted enamel pendant was probably commissioned as a baptism gift. An inscription on the back of the silver frame gives a birth date (September 9, 1768), and the date of the child's "name day," or baptism (September 28), also the date of the feasts of Saints Chariton the Confessor and Alexander the Coppersmith of Phrygia. These saints, one of whom is probably the namesake of the pendant's infant owner, are painted on the front of the pendant, with St. Chariton's scroll advising: "Brethren, be clean in soul and in body."
provenance
Pashkov family, Moscow, by descent; Leon Grinberg (""A La Vieille Russie""), New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase.
date
1768 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
pendants
icons
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8
height
5.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 1/16 in. (8 x 5.2 cm)
Source extras
style
Baroque
inscriptions
[Transcription] On the scroll held by St. Chariton: Име(и)те братiя чистоту душевную и телесную; [Translation] Brethren
keep your souls and bodies pure
dynasty
House of Romanov
reign
Catherine II
med
silver, painted enamel
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
956
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
292e866ee0c64849
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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f12a9a146339ea95
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no
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no