Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Stickpin with a Portrait Diamond of Emperor Alexander I
after 1808
watercolor or gouache on ivory, diamond, and gold
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
S. J. Phillips, Ltd., London; purchased by Benjamin Zucker, New York, 2015; given to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall max H: 2 9/16 × W: 3/8 × D: 3/16 in. (6.5 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm); H of diamond in setting: 7/16 × W: 3/8 × D: 3/16 in. (1.1 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin Zucker in honor of Gary Vikan and Julia Marciari-Alexander, 2017
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.
57.2336