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SHOTEL
SHOTEL
14.278.1-2
Unknown
19th c.
Blade semi-circular, wooden handle, in a leather sheath. Abyssinian origin, called Shotel.
ROUND BOX
ROUND BOX
15.223.1-2
Unknown (Jeweler)
19th Century
There is a profile portrait of Catherine II on a round, wooden box which is lacquered black and lined with shell. On the cover is a miniature in enamel on copper of Catherine II facing right,...
FLOOR CLOCK
FLOOR CLOCK
16.1
Balthazar Lieutaud (Cabinet Maker)
ca. 1760
Veneered in tulipwood and kingwood, the rectangular case consists of three sections. The base is mounted on three sides with an ormolu Greek key pattern, which also runs along the sides of the...
CLOCK
CLOCK
16.34
Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Maker)
1910
The clock is made in a shape derived from a pediment with columns on either side. At each side is a brass column with an elaborate knob on top. A third knob is placed in the center of the top. The...
BAROMETER/THERMOMETER
BAROMETER/THERMOMETER
16.41
S. Smith (Maker)
19th c.
The barometer is long and thin with a rounded end at the bottom and top. At the bottom of the long shaft is a round box-like extremity. At the top is an arched ivory plaque divided into two parts....
DIAMOND AND RUBY BRACELET
DIAMOND AND RUBY BRACELET
17.87
S. Jahn (Jeweler)
ca. 1830
The bracelet’s principal decoration is three circlets of rose-cut diamonds. The central circlet bears the number “30” set in diamonds with a ‘platinum’ setting. Flanking this are two...
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...
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. ...
PORTRAIT OF CHARLES X
PORTRAIT OF CHARLES X
2008.3.1
Alexandre Brachard (Attributed to)
1816
Bas-relief plaster portrait in a round frame signed Brachard, and dated 1816 at the bottom. Image painted sealing wax red to resemble wax. The portrait possibly depicts Charles X (1757-1836),...
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...
PENDANT ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF THE SIGN
PENDANT ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF THE SIGN
2009.2.1-2
1908-1917
Image of Mother of God of the Sign on green background. The inscriptions on either side for Mother of God. Arched frame with compartmental segments with filigree scrolls granulations and four...
Spoon
Spoon
2010.7
Before 1896
Bowl and part of the handle, including the tip of the handle, are carved of Karelian birch. They are set into an enameled silver central part of the handle. Enameled in red, blue, green and white.