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Hearst Museum object titled Brass icon, accession number 7-5619, described as Traveling icon, brass; square with St.George spearing dragon; remains of enamel in surface; above right and left are seraphs with Holy Trinity (”Old Testament Trinity”) surmounted by “Veronica’s Veil” in between; height 9.2 cm, width 5.7 cm. Traveling icon used by pilgrims en route to Jerusalem and to Russian shrines; “folk art” made by village smiths and in monasteries.
Hearst Museum object titled Cast brass icon, accession number 7-9061, described as Icon, cast brass and enamel; depicts “Mother of God Jesus Christos;” letters at left are Mother (Greek), top right are “of God”, lower right is “Jesus Christos;” foliage and grape clusters with blue-green, blue and yellow enamel filler frame the Mother and Child; height 11.6 cm, width9.9 cm. Greek : “ikon”. Holy image associated with worship.
Hearst Museum object titled Cast brass icon, accession number 7-9062, described as Icon, cast brass with enamel ground; three saints at top, all facing towards left; their names abbreviated and run together. Above; two bishop/saints. Lower left: child with saint holding the “Eight Pointed Cross;” name of one bishop or the child is John, with saint with cross is “Smoulita;” green, blue and white enamel ground. right third of a tryptich; height 5.5 cm, width 5.1 cm. Holy image associated with worship. According to George Shkurkin, who identified figures, these are local saints. The small child is probably a martyr; the saint who holds a cross is probably one who has converted an ethnic group. “Smoulita” is a local saint, not known to Mr. Shkurkin.
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-5467, described as icon; wood; painted; subjects, left to right: the holy Avramiy (Abraham), right: the holy martyr Praskoviya; gold ground; minor nick in the lower left corner; probably late 17th century; 1600-1700 AD. Cost $200.00.
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-73, described as (a) Eikon, mother and child with ornamented brass front and red cloth back; St. Feyodor at left, St. Anne at right; height 9.6 cm, width 8.8 cm; (b) gilded basma; height 9.9 cm, width 8.8 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-3540, described as Icon; large central figure; has been overlaid with plates obscuring painting; 2 horizontal braces from sides, large background icon identified by Alexa Saunders (11-2-1964) as St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. This is a “family icon.” It was often hung in a corner (the right corner facing the door- the krasni or prekrasni ugol). The overlay of smaller metal icons is of fairly recent origin judging from the use of nails and screws although the metal icons themselves are very old. It was customary for all members of Orthodox families to each be named after a saint or a martyr. Usually the largest and finest icon therefore was of the saint or martyr after whom the father or head of family was named. The other saints (i.e. those patron saints of the rest of the family) surrounded the central figure even as a family surrounds a father. The largest metal enamel central icon (traces of white enamel remaining) can be described thus: Top portion: classic icon called “Glorification of the Virgin.” Left top: Saints Alexander and Cyril. Left bottom: Saints Antony and Theodosius. Right top: Vassily (the other member saints’ name is obscured). Right bottom: Again St. Anthony - the other saints’ name is undecipherable. The different aspects of the icons of the Virgin are: The Virgin of Novgorod The Virgin of Kazan The Virgin of Pechersk Skorbiashchenskaya Virgin The small icons surrounding the central one are all of different patron saints of the family, St. Nicholas appearing most often . The small folding icon at the very top is that of St. Nicholas again. This type of icon was sometimes worn on a chain about the neck or folded and carried about on trips. Probably no older than 17th century.
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-5487, described as Icon; metal; traveling; represents the 12 feasts; three rows each divided into four panels; height 5.9 cm, width 5 cm. Cost $7.50.
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-5502, described as Icon; metal; blue and white enamel background; four paneled; each panel has five scenes. Traveling icon, 19th century of “Twelve Holy Days and Four Miraculous Icons of the Virgin. See acquisition envelope for additional information. Width 41.2 cm, height 17.4 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-5484, described as Icon; metal; cruciform; depicting two warrior saints in the center, Jesus above, St. Nicholas below, Archangel Michael to the left and Archangel Gabriel to the right.
Hearst Museum object titled Icon, accession number 7-5466, described as Icon; wood; painted; subjects, left to right: the holy worthy John (monk’s outfit) the holy John the Evangelist (?) holding the Gospel, the holy John the Precursor (John the Baptist always dressed in coarse garments with disheveled hair-- hermit in a desert); gold ground; nick in upper left, lower right and left corners, left center edge; probably late 17th century; 1600-1700 AD. Cost $200.00.

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