BADGE OF ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Russian Porcelain Room
About this object
Gold cross pattée with red enameled arms outlined in black. Central obverse medallion shows ermine mantle with initials CB for St. Vladimir on a black enamel background. Reverse also black with founding date 22 September 1782 (in Cyrillic) in gold. Ribbon has black, red, black in equal stripes.
- Object name:
- BADGE OF ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
- Made from:
- Gold -- enamel -- silk moiré ribbon
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1908-1917
- Size:
- H. 1 7/8 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.29
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK on loop: alpha, kokoshnik facing right, 56, N.B in Cyrillic
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973