Silver Easter Egg with the Resurrection
Name/Title
Silver Easter Egg with the ResurrectionEntry/Object ID
2005.02.119Description
This silver egg is inscribed with a cross in the trifoliate or budded style (cloverleaf shaped ends) on the front. On the back is a Church Slavonic inscription ХРИСТОСВ ВОСКРЕСЕ which translates to "Christ is Risen". On the inside of the egg on the left and right are the initials M.K. for Finnish artist Matias Kilpelain and the 84 silver standard mark near the St. Petersburg crest. The painting in the middle shows Christ with shoulder length brown hair, mustache, and beard clothes in only a white robe. He holds one hand up in the blessing gesture and holds a rod with a flag in the other. He stands outside on a yellow background.Collection
Betsy Scheuring Icon CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.02Source or Donor
Betsy ScheuringAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Betsy ScheuringMade/Created
Artist
Matias KilpelainDate made
1854 - 1898Place
* Untyped Place
St. Petersburg, RussiaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers MarkLocation
Inside both halves of eggTranscription
84 *, MKLanguage
CyrillicTranslation
84, St. Petersburg, MK (Matias Kilpelain)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IconNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, ReligiousNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
2-1/8 inWidth
1-1/4 inExhibitions
Minitura: Small Objects from the Permanent Collection (2007)
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)