BADGE OF THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Gold cross pattée all black enameled, arms and central medallions. Obverse-ermine mantle with saint's initials artistically rendered on a black enameled ground. Reverse- date order founded 22 September 1782 in Cyrillic. Neck ribbon features three equal stripes-black, red, black.
- Object name:
- BADGE OF THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
- Made from:
- Gold -- enamel -- silk moiré ribbon
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1869
- Size:
- H. 2 5/16 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.33
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK on back: crossed anchors, 56, 1869
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973