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On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
When Matilda Geddings Gray acquired this hand seal it was accompanied by at least two removable silver seals (perhaps one with the imperial double-headed eagle and one with the sipher of Czarina Alezandra Feodorovna). She had them replaced with her seal—her entwined initials.
[Wolfram Koeppe, 2011]
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Title: Imperial Hand Seal
Maker:
House of Carl Fabergé
Date: probably 1899–1908
Culture: Russian, probably St. Petersburg
Medium: Nephrite, diamond, gold, silver, guilloché ondé enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 1/8 (max.) x 2 1/8 (max) in. (9.2 x 2.9 x 5.4 cm)
Classification: Lapidary Work
Credit Line: Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation
Accession Number: L.2011.66.19
