Description in Icons, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2004, cat. no. 254:
The Mother of God of Tikhvin
Second half of 19th century, Mstera (?)
NMI 117

Wood: Linden (Tilia sp.), egg tempera.
Panel made of two boards with two
splines inlaid from opposite sides.

Inscriptions a t.: Ink stamp of the
Soviet State Export Committee

PROVENANCE: Olof Aschberg;
Gift of O.Aschberg 1933
EXHIBITIONS: Stockholm 1974, no 16
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kjellin 1933, no 117; Kjellin
1956, p 242
CONSERVATION: Restored prior to entering
NM: retouches on background and borders;
NM 1974: damage to edges retouch -
ed; 1975: repair to deep scratch in the
middle of the painting, laying down of blisters,
retouching, partly with new gold. Nail
holes on borders probably from metal
cover.
This icon was probably executed in the
Old Believer tradition.
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