Easter Egg Charm, Oct. 2, 1939
Scope and Contents
Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Unusual charm in the form of an Easter Egg. It is made up of two halves of Siberian amethyst, separated by a band of faceted rock crystal and held together on an axis of gold. It was created by the celebrated court jeweler to Nikolai II, Carl Faberge, and the gold link is hallmarked with the initials of his assistant master “PK”, and the number “56” denoting the equivalent of 14 kt. gold. Since it was originally brought from Russia into France, it bears the French inscription mark “ET”. From the apartments of the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna, second daughter of Nikolai II, in the Aleksandr Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Mrs. John L. Pratt October 2, 1939 FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK
Dates
- 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.
- New York (N.Y.) Subject Source: Viaf
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
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