Badge of the Order of Saint Catherine
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late 18th–early 19th century · Gold, diamonds, enamel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The Order of Saint Catherine was founded by Peter the Great in 1714 to commemorate the courage shown by his wife, Catherine I, during the Russian-Turkish campaign of 1711.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 18th–early 19th century
- Medium
- Gold, diamonds, enamel
- Culture
- Russian
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1944
