The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Hand Seal: Original Fitted Presentation Box

Hand Seal: Original Fitted Presentation Box

1904–8
fabricated by

Hjalmar Armfelt

(Finnish, 1873–1959)
(Russian, 1846–1920)
Russia, St. Petersburg
holly wood; silk and velvet-lined; fitted for Hand Seal
Box: 2.6 x 6.7 x 3.6 cm (1 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.487.1
Location: not on view
  • the letter A engraved on the seal is said to be in the handwriting of the last Czarina, Alexandra Feodorovna, suggesting that the seal was made for her; India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • {{cite web|title=Hand Seal: Original Fitted Presentation Box|url=false|author=Hjalmar Armfelt, Peter Carl Fabergé|year=1904–8|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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