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Source Description
An unusual feature of this box is the rectangular panel set in the lid in red translucent en plein enamel over a guilloché, or mechanically engraved, checker-board pattern. The box is decorated with blossoms in pale blue, violet, pink and red enamel set in cream-colored cartouches. These, in turn, are enclosed within an olive green background. This pastel color scheme is characteristic of Semenova's work. Distinctive details in the filigree include the spirals indicating the blossom's stamens and the silver, concave dots scattered across the background colors.
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Document identity
localId
82299
label
Casket
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
82299
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Casket
description
An unusual feature of this box is the rectangular panel set in the lid in red translucent en plein enamel over a guilloché, or mechanically engraved, checker-board pattern. The box is decorated with blossoms in pale blue, violet, pink and red enamel set in cream-colored cartouches. These, in turn, are enclosed within an olive green background. This pastel color scheme is characteristic of Semenova's work. Distinctive details in the filigree include the spirals indicating the blossom's stamens and the silver, concave dots scattered across the background colors.
provenance
Leo Kaplan, New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., October 21 1973; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
date
1908-1917
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
caskets (personal gear)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.1
height
13
depth
9.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/8 x W: 5 1/8 x D with stable: 3 5/8 in. (6.1 x 13 x 9.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Symbols] On base: kokoshnik right
delta
84
circular kokoshnik; [Maker's mark] On base in Cyrillic: MS; [Mark] Incised: mvwxv
med
silver gilding, painted filigree and translucent en plein enamel over a guilloché ground
creator_ids
6819
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2761
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1
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0
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photo
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