2868
- Containers:
- Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 6, Item SC07.01.5.185
- Creator:
- Schaffer Collection
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Preferred citation:
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Lillian Thomas Pratt Personal Papers (SC-07). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
- Scope and content:
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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2868 Miniature gold Easter egg by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. It is enameled over a chased guilloché surface in a rich green. The top is decorated with classical fluted mounting and with chased gold garlands crossed at intervals with ribbons and from which are suspended pendant festoons. These are carried out in vari-colored gold, typical of the work of this master craftsman.
MRS. JOHN L. PRATT
- Biographical / historical:
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American--1
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
- Physical description:
- Paper
- Physical facet:
- Sales records
- 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:
-
Lillian Thomas Pratt Personal Papers (SC-07). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.