Gorshkova (student of the Imperial Stroganov School), Imperial Stroganov School, framed enamel plaque painted en plein, Moscow, 1902-1908, in original gilt-stamped velvet frame of the school

Silver, enamel, velvet, silk, card

Plaque: 3 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (99.9 x 48.9 mm). Frame: 5 3/4 x 3 11/16 x 3/8 in. (145.3 x 93.8 x 9.7 mm)

Inv. no. ab_0981

This enamel plaque painted with a scene of a peasant woman walking in a snowy forest is an extremely rare example of one of the school’s plaques in a frame in which it was intended to be displayed. A paper tag on the reverse of the plaque is signed Gorshkova, the name of the student who painted the work.