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Folding triptych "Most Holy Theotokos Joy of All Who Sorrow" with selected twelve feasts, inv. no. М-4478: photo 1 of 5
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Metal · Church plate

Folding triptych "Most Holy Theotokos Joy of All Who Sorrow" with selected twelve feasts

Inv. no. М-4478 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The icon is a folding triptych made of yellow metal, with rectangular leaves. The upper part of each leaf is shaped like a church dome. The icon is enameled in light blue. The leaves are joined by convex round hinges. At the center is an image of the Mother of God. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Metal, enamel
Technique
Casting, enameling, engraving
Dimensions
10 × 14.5 × 0.3 cm

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

Description

The icon is a folding triptych made of yellow metal, with rectangular leaves. The upper part of each leaf is shaped like a church dome. The icon is enameled in light blue. The leaves are joined by convex round hinges. At the center is an image of the Mother of God. The Mother of God, "Joy of All Who Sorrow," is shown full-length with arms outstretched. She is surrounded on both sides by the sick, the crippled, and those afflicted at heart. To the left and right of the Mother of God's halo are inscriptions from a prayer to the Theotokos. On the leaves are scenes of the Twelve Great Feasts: on the left, "The Entry into Jerusalem" and "The Presentation of the Lord"; on the right, "The Descent into Hell" and "The Ascension"; in the kokoshnik, "God the Father, Lord of Sabaoth."

The triptych was seized by the Odesa customs post in 1991–1993 and entered the museum's holdings by decision of the State Customs Committee of Ukraine and the National Committee for the Return of Cultural Property to Ukraine under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 1995.

Record

Inventory number
М-4478
Title
Folding triptych "Most Holy Theotokos Joy of All Who Sorrow" with selected twelve feasts
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
19th century
Material
Metal, enamel
Technique
Casting, enameling, engraving
Dimensions
10 × 14.5 × 0.3 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Old Believers

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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