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Metal · Church plate

Folding quadriptych, with selected feasts

Inv. no. М-1430 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The folding icon is made of yellow metal. The leaves are rectangular, joined by tightly fitted hinges; the top of each leaf has a kiot-shaped header in the form of a church dome. Three of the leaves bear scenes of the Twelve Great Feasts in twelve rectangular compartments, four to a leaf. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Metal, enamel
Technique
Casting, engraving, enameling
Dimensions
18 × 40.6 × 1 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

The folding icon is made of yellow metal. The leaves are rectangular, joined by tightly fitted hinges; the top of each leaf has a kiot-shaped header in the form of a church dome. Three of the leaves bear scenes of the Twelve Great Feasts in twelve rectangular compartments, four to a leaf. Left to right: "The Annunciation," "The Nativity of Christ," "The Nativity of the Mother of God," "The Presentation in the Temple," "The Presentation of the Lord," "The Baptism," "The Transfiguration of the Lord," "The Entry into Jerusalem," "The Descent into Hell," "The Ascension," "The Descent of the Holy Spirit," "The Dormition of the Mother of God." On the fourth leaf, in four compartments, are icons of the Mother of God: "Sign," "Vladimir," "Tikhvin," and "Kazan with selected saints." In the domes are: "The Crucifixion," "The New Testament Trinity," "The Exaltation of the Precious Cross," and "In Praise of the Mother of God." In the dome is the inscription: "WE WORSHIP THY CROSS, O MASTER, AND GLORIFY THY HOLY RESURRECTION" (in Church Slavonic). On the reverse, within an oval frame, is a symbolic depiction of Golgotha in the form of an eight-pointed cross with the instruments of the Passion. The surrounding field bears a floral ornament. The folding icon is decorated with white, light-blue, green, and dark-blue enamel.

The folding icon entered the museum's holdings in 1960.

Record

Inventory number
М-1430
Title
Folding quadriptych, with selected feasts
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
19th century
Material
Metal, enamel
Technique
Casting, engraving, enameling
Dimensions
18 × 40.6 × 1 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Orthodoxy

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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