X 4110, Jan. 25, 1933
Scope and Contents
Transcription:
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RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EXHIBIT
January 25, 1933
Article No. X 4110
Runner made of 18th century brocade in a striped design of gold and various colors. From a portion of a Priest’s robe woven and worn in Russia.
From a collection used in the chapels of the Russian Imperial Palaces in St. Petersburg, consisting of hand-loomed brocades, damasks, handcut velvets, and altar sets. The metal brocades are woven with genuine gold and silver threads.
Mrs. John L. Pratt
Chatham
Fredericksburg, Virginia
From the Hammer Collection – Three East Fifty-second Street, New York, N. Y.
Dates
- Creation: Jan. 25, 1933
Creator
- Hammer Galleries (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
Biographical / Historical
American--1
Extent
1 page
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
Physical Description
Paper
Physical Facet
Sales records
General
Hammer Collection, Russian Imperial Exhibit, E. 52nd Street
Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives Repository
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond VA 23220-4007 United States
804-340-1495
library@vmfa.museum
