SAINT BARBARA
Creator(s): Unknown (Painter) , Unknown (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
This tiny travelling icon represents St. Barbara wearing a miniscule martyr's crown and holding a cross in her right hand. All but her sketchily painted face and hands are visible beneath the silvered metal oklad on which a sunburst and the saint's name are engraved. Her draperies are stamped. A plain border frames the icon, and a large knop and suspension hook are attached to the top edge. The back is covered in red velvet.
- Object name:
- SAINT BARBARA
- Made from:
- Tempera on wood -- metal -- velvet
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 19th Century
- Size:
- 3.8 x 3.3 cm (1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 54.47
- Class:
- ICON
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION S. VL M VARVARA [on halo]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973