2675
- Containers:
- Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 6, Item SC07.01.5.177
- 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 #2675 Circular ash tray by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. It was executed during the World War from material captured at the front and melted. It is of copper and bears in the center a large Russian Imperial double-headed Eagle. At the top are the words "War 1914", and at the bottom is the signature "K. FABERGE" in large letters.
MRS. JOHN L. PRATT
- Language:
- English
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
- Biographical / historical:
-
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:
-
Lillian Thomas Pratt Personal Papers (SC-07). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.