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| Keywords: Russian - Hand Cross - Walters 44623.jpg Hand crosses like this one are used by priests to bless the faithful This boxwood carving set in a lavishly decorated enamel frame shows God the Father top the Three Angels visiting Abraham center Christ's Ascension below the Annunciation left and Christ's Baptism right The back of the cross is entirely covered with enamel ornament The use of delicate patterns against a snow-white background identifies this frame as a work from Velikii Ustiug a town in northern Russia that was a major center of enamel manufacture late Other date century 17 Early Modern boxwood silver flat-wire enamel cm 17 5 9 1 5 accession number 44 623 21544 Leon Grinberg A la Vieille Russie New York by purchase Walters Art Museum 1951 by purchase Museum purchase 1951 Russian Art Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1959-1960 The Arts of Man Dallas Museum of Art Dallas 1962 A Millennium of Christianity Russian Art from The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 Russian Enamels The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996-1997 place of origin Velikii Ustiug Russia Walters Art Museum license Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Carving in Russia Decorative and applied arts of Russia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
