1737
- Containers:
- Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 6, Item SC07.01.5.108
- Creator:
- Schaffer Collection
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Scope and content:
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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK August 18, 1937 #1737 Jade parasol top mounted in gold, by CARL G. FABERGE [sic], the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. It is designed with slender handle in a deep green translucent jade set into a circular white enameled mounting. A green-gold wreath is festooned around it and mounted on top with a fine moonstone. From the personal belongings of Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia.
Mrs. John L. Pratt
- Language:
- English
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
- Biographical / historical:
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American--1
- Physical description:
- Paper
- Physical facet:
- Sales records
- Other descriptive data:
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Schaffer Collection, Russian Imperial Art Treasures, Rockefeller Center
Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Names:
- Schaffer Collection
- Places:
- New York (N.Y.)
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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VMFA ArchivesVirginia Museum of Fine ArtsMargaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library200 N. Arthur Ashe BoulevardRichmond, VA 23220-4007
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Roxanne WinfieldEmail: roxanne.winfield@vmfa.museumPhone: (804) 340-1497Email: library@vmfa.museumPhone: (804) 340-1495Web: vmfa.museum
- Terms of access:
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No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
- Parent restrictions:
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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.
- Parent terms of access:
- No Copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
- Preferred citation:
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Lillian Thomas Pratt Personal Papers (SC-07). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.