1591
- Containers:
- Binder SC-07 Binder 1, Page Unknown, Item SC07.01.4.039
- Creator:
- Schaffer Collection
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Scope and content:
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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] #1591 Small cushion-shaped box of gold and silver by CARL G. FABERGE, the Russian Court jeweler. It is executed entirely in canary yellow enameled over a chased (guilloche) surface and opens with a small pearl bordered lid having a ruby catch. Decorated on top with a diamond and ruby six-petaled flower which forms the center of the fine guilloche pattern. From the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo. $300.00
- Language:
- English
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
- Biographical / historical:
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American--1
- Physical description:
- Paper
- Physical facet:
- Price tags
- Other descriptive data:
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Schaffer Collection, Russian Imperial Art Treasures, Rockefeller Center
Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Names:
- Schaffer Collection
- Places:
- New York (N.Y.)
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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VMFA ArchivesVirginia Museum of Fine ArtsMargaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library200 N. Arthur Ashe BoulevardRichmond, VA 23220-4007
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Roxanne WinfieldEmail: roxanne.winfield@vmfa.museumPhone: (804) 340-1497Email: library@vmfa.museumPhone: (804) 340-1495Web: vmfa.museum
- Terms of access:
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No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
- Parent restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
Digitization of the collection has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website.
- Parent terms of access:
- No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
- Preferred citation:
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Lillian Thomas Pratt Personal Papers (SC-07). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.