id:			142788
accession number:	1966.487
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.487
updated:		2023-03-14 16:35:20.115000

Hand Seal, 1904–1908. Hjalmar Armfelt (Finnish, 1873–1959), firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920). Gold, enamel, purpurine, diamonds; overall: 4.2 x 1.5 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.487

title:				Hand Seal
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creation date:			1904–1908
creation date earliest:		1904
creation date latest:		1908
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creditline:			The India Early Minshall Collection
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culture:	Russia, St. Petersburg, early 20th century
technique:	gold, enamel, purpurine, diamonds
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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CREATORS

* Hjalmar Armfelt (Finnish, 1873–1959)  - fabricated by
by 1895 Armfelt was serving an apprenticeship in St. Peterburg. He returned to Finland in 1916.
* Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)  - artist
Supplied most of the gifts exchanged by relatives of the imperial family in Russia, Denmark, Germany, and England for christenings, name days, birthdays, Christmas, and Easter.
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measurements: Overall: 4.2 x 1.5 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries
	opening date:   1967-03-15T05:00:00
	<i>The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 1967-January 21, 1968).

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

	title:		Fabergé in America
	opening date:   1996-02-12T00:00:00
	<i>Fabergé in America</i>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (February 12-May 5, 1996); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (organizer) (May 25-July 28, 1996); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (August 24-November 2, 1996); New Orleans Museum of Art (December 7, 1996-February 8, 1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-May 11, 1997).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2/12/96-4/28/96); The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (5/25/96-7/28/96); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (8/24/96-11/2/96); New Orleans Museum of Art (12/7/96-2/8/97); The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/9/97-5/11/97).  "Fabergé in America," exh. cat. no. 84, p. 107; color repr. p. 107.

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PROVENANCE

	the letter A engraved on the seal is said to be in the handwriting of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, suggesting that the seal was made for her; India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio.
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CITATIONS

	Hawley, Henry. <em>Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 55; mentioned: p. 54, cat. 22
	url:		https://archive.org/details/FabergeEarlyMinshallCMA/page/n61

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