Religious

Christ Pantocrator

Russian

1899-1908

Oil on panel, silver, enamel, pearls

47.20.3

Christ Blessing the Universe Flanked by St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker and St. Prince Aleksandr Nevskii Triptych (Primary Title)

Karl Hahn Firm, Russian, 1896 - 1911 (Manufacturer) Alexander Treyden (Workmaster)

before 1899

Russian

gold, enamel

47.20.20

The central Christ figure of this triptych is flanked by St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker (left) and St. Prince Aleksandr Nevskii (right). This icon may have been presented to Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (later Tsar Nicholas II) at his coming-of-age ceremony in 1884 when he took the oath of loyalty to his father, Tsar Alexander III.

Enthroned Pantocrater

Russian

17th century

Gold, silver-gilt, enamel, pearls

47.20.25

Ozeryanskaya Mother of God, of Kharkov,

St. Prince Aleksandr Nevskii, St. Mary Magdalene Triptych

Russian

1891

Oil on panel, silver-gilt, enamel, pearls, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires

47.20.16

Pendant of St. George Slaying the Dragon

Russian

1908-17

Silver-gilt, enamel, rubies, birdseye maple

47.20.30

Plaque: Church of Christ the Savior in Borki

Russian

19th century

Silver, silver-gilt, enamel

47.20.387

St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker

Russian

ca. 1900

Mosaic, velvet, leather, brass

47.20.15

The Iverskaya Mother of God

Russian

1914-17

Oil on panel, silver-gilt, silver, garnets, sapphires, topaz (?), zircon, tourmaline (?), pearls, velvet

47.20.2

The Iverskaya Mother of God

Initials of workmaster C.K. in cyrillic, 84 zolotnik

Inscription:

This icon is inscribed in Russian “To Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna from the Nobility of Moscow”

Virgin and Child

Russian

Early 19th century

Silver-gilt, enamel, pearls, garnets

47.20.28

The term panagia, meaning “all holy,” is a title given to Mary in Orthodox tradition, but it also refers to oval medallions such as this one that present Mary as the Holy Mother.