Mustard Pot and Spoon
ca. 1900 (made)
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This type of cloisonné enamel became highly popular with the conservative middle and merchant classes during the second half of the 19th century until the Revolution in 1917. The firms producing it of which Ovchinikoff was the leading practitioner, were mainly based in Moscow. They all followed the same decorative formula of geometrically arranged foliage in brilliant opaque colours.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt and cloissoné enamel |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel, Moscow, ca.1900, mark of Vasiliy Agafonov |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Diana King |
| Object history | "Given by Mrs. Diana King Agafanov was active 1893-1917. His work in cloisonné enamels is traditional in style. His firm was also producing niello work." |
| Historical context | This type of cloisonné enamel became highly popular with the conservative middle and merchant classes during the second half of the 19th century until the Revolution in 1917. The firms producing it of which Ovchinikoff was the leading practitioner, were mainly based in Moscow. They all followed the same decorative formula of geometrically arranged foliage in brilliant opaque colours. |
| Summary | This type of cloisonné enamel became highly popular with the conservative middle and merchant classes during the second half of the 19th century until the Revolution in 1917. The firms producing it of which Ovchinikoff was the leading practitioner, were mainly based in Moscow. They all followed the same decorative formula of geometrically arranged foliage in brilliant opaque colours. |
| Bibliographic reference | A. Von Solodkoff. Russian Gold and Silver, London, 1981 |
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| Accession number | M.13:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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