In the center of this plate, a boyarina bride proffers the groom a ewer and a beaker on a tray. Above is inscribed in white lettering over blue, dorogoi gost' (Dear Guest). The background resembles a geometric carpet with orange, olive, and blue tones. Encircling the couple is a creamy orange border decorated with green checkmarks and raised silver gilt spheres. Beyond, a band of ovoboid fields alternatively enclose ferocious birds on deep blue grounds and similar shapes with Usolsk-type blossoms over either red or deep violet grounds. The outer, pointed fields contain Usolsk-type blossoms against pink and pale green, or turquoise backgrounds. Circles of translucent green enamel mark the junctures of these fields.

Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown];
Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.

[Marks] On base in Cyrillic: FR, IL; [Translation] Ivan Lebedkin, Moscow assay master; [Symbols] kokoshnik overstruck, traces of 88; [Inventory number] 2461

Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010

 

1899-1903

H: 11/16 x Diam: 7 3/8 in. (1.7 x 18.7 cm)

Номер в коллекции 44. 859