RH-5214/9, Feb. 1, 1938
Scope and Contents
Transcription: [double-headed eagle] Article No. RH-5214/9 Exquisitely modeled figure of an African elephant with upraised trunk, wrought in twenty-two karat gold. His lifelike eyes are set with diamonds, and the tusks are carved from ivory. Created by Carl Fabergé, the celebrated Russian court jeweler to Nicholai II, it was made to the special order of his mother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. From the quarters of the Empress, in the Anitchkov Palace, St. Petersburg. Mrs. J. L. Pratt February 1, 1938 FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK
Dates
- Creation: Feb. 1, 1938
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, Hammer Galleries, Fifth Avenue
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
