STAR OF ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
Currently in storage
About this object
First or second class. An eight-pointed silver star with horizontal/vertical points in silver and diagonal points in silver gilt. Crossed silver-gilt or gold swords pass beneath the central medallion, the obverse black enamel with a raised gold cross pattée with CPKB (P is cracked) between arms, surrounded by a red enameled band with the inscription “Usefulness, Honor, and Glory” in Cyrillic.
- Object name:
- STAR OF ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
- Made from:
- Silver --silver gilt --gold --enamel
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.31
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK; INSCRIPTION on back: 84, crossed anchors, NP; Usefulness, Honor and Glory (in Cyrillic-N is missing)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973