Egg in display box
Object NameEgg in display box
Artist / Maker
Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov
(Russian, 1853 - 1917)
MediumEnamel with pierced plique-a-jour, gold plated silver interior and exterior mount. Wooden box
DimensionsOther (Top of egg): 2.5 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm (1 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Other (Bottom of egg): 6 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Other (display box): 6 x 12.7 x 6 cm (2 3/8 x 5 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Metal
Credit LineGift of the estate of M. Burton Drexler. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2013.492abc
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureRussian
Label TextLike cloisonné, plique-à-jour (literally "open to light") is also set into a wire framework, but to achieve translucence, there is no silver backing. Hence it is the most fragile of all enamels and produces an effect like that of a miniature stained-glass window.
MarkingsMarked with Imperial Double Eagle, ??, ?88.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Object Name: Vodka cup or small vase
Ivan Petrovich Khlebnikov Firm
Object number: UM2013.470
