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BUCKLE
BUCKLE
19.2
Unknown
ca. 1900
The belt buckle is rectangular with squared off corners. It is decorated with the Great Seal of Imperial Russia, stamped from the back. The gilding or patination has rubbed off on the right side...
TEAPOT
TEAPOT
19.3
Demidov Copper Factory (Attributed to)
ca. 1760
The rococo style reached Russia during the reign of Empress Elizabeth I and remained in favor into the early part of Catherine II's reign. In Russian metalwork, it is typified by scrolls...
COFFEEPOT
COFFEEPOT
19.7.1-2
Demidov Copper Factory (Attributed to)
ca. 1760
Pear-shaped coffee pot has an applied handle with a fantastic animal at the top. The handle itself is covered with woven cane. The brownish-colored patinated copper is engraved on one side with a...
ICON OF THE HOLY TRINITY (SVIATAIA TROITSA)
ICON OF THE HOLY TRINITY (SVIATAIA TROITSA)
2007.1
Unknown
18th c.
Icon depicting the Biblical subject of the three heavenly visitors to Abraham and Sarah as recorded in Genesis: “And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent...
ROMANOV DYNASTY 300TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER
ROMANOV DYNASTY 300TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER
2007.16
1913
This poster is one of many souvenirs that commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Romanov dynasty. The festivities began across Russia on the day the first Romanov Tsar Michael...
ICON OF THE ASSEMBY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (SOBOR PRESVIATOI BODORODIYSY OR THE SYNAXIS OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS)
ICON OF THE ASSEMBY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (SOBOR PRESVIATOI BODORODIYSY OR THE SYNAXIS OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS)
2007.2
Unknown
17th c.-18th c.
This icon is based on a hymn to the Mother of God (In The Rejoiceth) sung during the liturgy of St. Basil the Great and was especially popular in the Russia beginning in the sixteenth century. ...
ICON OF STS. KVISAN/DALIA
ICON OF STS. KVISAN/DALIA
2007.3
Unknown
19th c.
Two martyr saints each holding crosses and martyrs' palms. Each saint wearing a red cloack over a green garment belted at the waist.
ICON WITH ST. NICHOLAS THE WONDER WORKER
ICON WITH ST. NICHOLAS THE WONDER WORKER
2007.4
Unknown
19th c.
Bust icon of St. Nicholas with a golden halo that overlaps the Kovcheg. Possibly the style of Palekh or Mstera. kovcheg contains foliage ornament, green border bounded by red. St. Nicholas wears...
PALACE EMBANKMENT (DVORTSOVAIA NABEREZHNAIA)(QUAI DE LA COUR)
PALACE EMBANKMENT (DVORTSOVAIA NABEREZHNAIA)(QUAI DE LA COUR)
2007.5
Karl Beggrov (Painter)
ca. 1820
This is a view of a large sailing vessel moored in the middle of the Neva River with the Palace Embankment behind. The Admiralty tower is visible in the distance, with the Winter Palace and the...
PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER I
PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER I
2008.3.2
Alexandre Brachard (Attributed to)
1816
Bas-relief plaster portrait of Alexander I of Russia. The plaster is painted terracotta red to resemble sealing wax. The portrait is placed on a black slate in a round frame signed on the plaster...
25 ROUBLE NOTE
25 ROUBLE NOTE
2008.4
1909
500 ROUBLE NOTE
500 ROUBLE NOTE
2008.5
1912