Vase, Oct. 2, 1939
Scope and Contents
Transcription: [double-headed eagle] VASE Small, oval vase carved in brown and white veined Ural agate. The bowl is separated from the skirted foot by a band of finely matched turquoise set between two fillets of repousse [sic] gold. This exquisitely graceful object was made in the Imperial Grinding Factory in Peterhof. This factory was owned and operated exclusively by the court. From the quarters of Tsarina Aleksandra Feodorovna in the Aleksandr Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Mrs. John L. Pratt October 2, 1939 FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK
Dates
- Creation: Oct. 2, 1939
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
