id:			142789
accession number:	1966.487.1
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.487.1
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:17.461000

Hand Seal: Original Fitted Presentation Box, 1904–8. Hjalmar Armfelt (Finnish, 1873–1959), firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920). Holly wood; silk and velvet-lined; fitted for Hand Seal; box: 2.6 x 6.7 x 3.6 cm (1 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.487.1

title:				Hand Seal: Original Fitted Presentation Box
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creation date:			1904–8
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
technique:	holly wood; silk and velvet-lined; fitted for Hand Seal
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: Box: 2.6 x 6.7 x 3.6 cm (1 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

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