Orthodox Cross
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia) [in her collection in the Aleksandr Palace at Tsarskoye Selo] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Hammer Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William and Adella Potter [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Laura McBride Hyer, New York City and Tampa, ca. 1939-1942 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Frances Hyer Reynolds, Tampa, 1968, by inheritance [from her mother]; Elizabeth Reynolds Hammett, Virginia, 2009, by inheritance [from her mother];
Geographies
Russia, Velikii Ustiug (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with loop: 2 1/2 x W: 1 3/4 in. (6.4 x 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth R. Hammett, in memory of Laura M. Hyer, 2011
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.714