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PATEN

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

In the center is engraved the ornate Virgin in three-quarters length with the Christ Child in a medallion. On either side is MP and OV. Around the rim are three inscriptions with stylized leaves engraved between them.

Object name:
PATEN
Made from:
Silver
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1779
Size:
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.71
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK lower front edge: three hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow, 2. 1779 A.A, 3. [transcription]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973