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KOKOSHNIK

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The kokoshnik is made in an all-over formal design with openwork, the outlines being in seed pearls, and clusters of simulated diamonds, and red and green stones.

Object name:
KOKOSHNIK
Made from:
Seed pearls -- paste stones
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
15.2 x 40.6 cm (6 x 16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
47.1
Class:
COSTUME
Signature marks:
inscription 173 Back of the Kokoshnik. This is written in black ink.
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973