Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan (1915): Art, History and Details

Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan (1915) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Pendant Icon of Our Lady of Kazan
• Date: 1915
• Creator attribution: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
• Culture: Russia
• Type: Silver
• Technique: silver, enamel, glass
• Dimensions: Overall: 20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2021.160

A detail from the museum

Similar to the Arts and Crafts movements, the pan-Slavic/Neo-Russian style turned to earlier handicraft traditions for inspiration.

Collection credit

Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection

View the collection record

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