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BADGE OF ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR

Creator(s): Dmitrii Osipov (Silversmith)

Currently in storage


About this object

Gold cross pattée with red outlined black enameled arms. Gold crossed swords pass beneath central medallion. Obverse ermine mantle with saint's initials CB in Cyrillic. Reverse date of order's founding on gold both on black enameled ground. Silk moiré ribbon with three equal stripes black, red, black.

Object name:
BADGE OF ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
Made from:
Gold -- enamel -- silk moiré ribbon
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1908-1917
Size:
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) (Ribbon): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
18.35
Class:
ORDER
Signature marks:
MARK: 56; kokosnik facing right; DO in Cyrillic for Dmitry Ivanovich Osipov [on back]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973