MAKE A MEME View Large Image Russian - Casket - Walters 44237 - Three Quarter.jpg The earliest Ustiug wares usually involved applying a single layer of enamel most often colored white blue green or yellow onto a cast copper alloy base This casket is in the form of a ...
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Keywords: Russian - Casket - Walters 44237 - Three Quarter.jpg The earliest Ustiug wares usually involved applying a single layer of enamel most often colored white blue green or yellow onto a cast copper alloy base This casket is in the form of a teremok the upper portion of a house that was set aside for women in Russian noble households during the 16th and 17th centuries Probably intended for jewelry the casket has a large compartment below and the lid itself contains a compartment; both were probably once fitted with special containers late Other date century 17 Early Modern copper alloy champlevé enamel cm 27 5 27 7 accession number 44 237 21654 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Russian Enamels The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996-1997 place of origin Velikii Ustiug Russia Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Russia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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