"Icon delicately painted…", Jan. 4, 1934
Scope and Contents
Transcription: Icon delicately painted on wood and mounted with a silver trapping set with seed pearls in Byzantine design, on a background of green enamel. "Our Lord Jesus Christ Holding the Open Scriptures" which read: "The Commandment of the New Day - "Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself". It is backed with red velvet. It was made by the court jeweler Fabergé whose name it bears. It is marked with the figures "88" which denotes the highest quality of Russian silver. From the quarters of Nicholai II in the Alex. Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Inventory no. 12-31-33.
Dates
- Jan. 4, 1934
Creator
- Hammer Galleries (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
American--1
Extent
1 item
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
Physical Description
Paper
Physical Facet
Exhibit scripts
- New York (N.Y.) Subject Source: Viaf
Creator
- Hammer Galleries (Organization)
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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