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Orthodox Cross

Russian (Artist)
late 17th century
silver, enamel
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

[Inscription] We bow before Thy cross and glory in Thy resurrection

Provenance
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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];

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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.

44.714

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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