SAINTS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, FEMALE SAINT
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The miniature is one of seven fragments from a mineological icon of saints whose feastdays are celebrated in October. The unidentified female saint stands on a grassy knoll against a blue sky, her hands clasped to her breast. Her head is covered by a brown maphorion, which she wears over a blue gown with gold highlights. A narrow border at the top is inscribed with her name, now much abraded, and the date of her feastday (4th?)
- Object name:
- SAINTS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, FEMALE SAINT
- Made from:
- Tempera on wood
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 7.5 × 3.8 cm (2 15/16 × 1 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 54.49.7
- Class:
- ICON
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION; LABEL recto: "4?" (in red OCS numbers), "ST <. . .> NASHEI P<...>"; verso: "N8 No 10316/4 KVARIAT 2r" (on label), "21" (on red bordered label)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973