Detail View: The AMICA Library: Hand Seal
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1966.487
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Other
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Creator Name:
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Fabergé, Peter Carl
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Eastern European; Russian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1846 - 1920
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Biography:
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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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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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St. Petersburg, Russia
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Creator Death Place:
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Switzerland
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Peter Carl Fabergé
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Creator Name:
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Armfelt, Karl Gustav Hjalmar
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Scandinavian; Finnish
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Creator Role:
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fabricated by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1846 - 1920
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Biography:
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by 1895 Armfelt was serving an apprenticeship in St. Peterburg. He returned to Finland in 1916.
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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Hanko, Finland
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Karl Gustav Hjalmar Armfelt
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Title:
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Hand Seal
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1904-1908
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Creation Start Date:
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1904
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Creation End Date:
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1908
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Materials and Techniques:
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gold, enamel, purpurine, diamonds
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Classification Term:
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Miscellaneous
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 4.2cm x 1.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1966.487
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Credit Line:
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The India Early Minshall Collection
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1966.487.TIF
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