BADGE OF THE ORDER OF ST. ANNA

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

First class. A gold cross with red glass arms between which are gold scrollwork studded with paste(?) jewels. The center obverse shows a portrait of St. Anna in color on enamel. The reverse shows the cipher of the motto A.J.P.F. entwined in blue on white ground, topped with a painted gold imperial crown. The order is suspended from a gold brooch-type hanger that is engraved (possibly a later addition). It hangs from a St. Anna ribbon, red edged with yellow.

Object name:

BADGE OF THE ORDER OF ST. ANNA

Made from:

Gold -- glass -- paste -- enamel -- silk moiré ribbon

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

Late 18th c.-Early 19th c.

Size:

H. 2 11/16 in.

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

18.43

Class:

ORDER

Signature marks:

MARK on hanger: crossed anchors; on loop: French owl (gold) and illegible French mark

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973