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Pectoral Diptych with St. Nicholas and Veneration of the Theotokos of Tikhvin

Artist/Maker
Date17th–18th century
MediumBronze and enamel
DimensionsOverall (open): 1 3/8 × 2 11/16 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 6.8 × 0.3 cm)
Overall (closed): 1 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney
Object number1904.862
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Only Olney
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 21, 1981 - August 1, 1981 )
Illuminating Faith in the Russian Old Believer Tradition
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 29, 2013 - July 31, 2013 )
Collections
  • European
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