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Cigarette Case with Miniature: The Fortune Teller
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Rückert has replicated in matte enamel The Fortune Teller by Konstantin Makovskii (1839-1915). The sides of the box are decorated with large and small, blue and gray squares, white floral petals outlined in fine filigree, and finely turned filigree spirals.
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Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C.; bye bquest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Exhibitions
| 1987 | Old Russian Enamels. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/2011 | Treatment | Examined for condition; cleaned; re-housed |
| 9/21/2011 | Treatment | In preparation for an upcoming exhibit and as new incoming bequest, the cigarette case was examined for condition and the silver elements cleaned. The case will be stored in a sulfur free environment to slow re-tarnishing. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/8 x W: 3 1/8 in. (10.48 x 7.93 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.913