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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Hand Seal

Hand Seal

1904–1908
fabricated by

Hjalmar Armfelt

(Finnish, 1873–1959)
(Russian, 1846–1920)
Russia, St. Petersburg
gold, enamel, purpurine, diamonds
Overall: 4.2 x 1.5 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.487
Location: not on view
  • 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.
  • Hawley, Henry. Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Reproduced: p. 55; mentioned: p. 54, cat. 22 archive.org
  • Fabergé in America. 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).
    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.
    Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
    The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 1967-January 21, 1968).
  • {{cite web|title=Hand Seal|url=false|author=Hjalmar Armfelt, Peter Carl Fabergé|year=1904–1908|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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