Decorative Arts & Design
Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan
MetalworkReligious ArtGlass
Details
- Author / creator
- House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Object type
- Metalwork
- Date or period
- 1915
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 20.3 × 15.2 cm
- Maker or workshop
- House of Fabergé
- Period / style
- Art Deco / Modernism
- Place of origin
- Russia
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of the Pemberton family, 2021
About this object
One of the most revered icons in the Russian Orthodox church, Our Lady of Kazan represents the Virgin Mary as the patroness of the city of Kazan and the Holy Protectress of Russia. Fabergé embellished this icon with cloisonné (partitioned) enamel in a striking palette, as well as beaded ornaments and spiral motifs in the pan-Slavic/Neo-Russian style.
Materials and technique
Silver, enamel, glass
