Frame
ca. 1890 (made)
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Silver frame for a badge, backed with engraved gold, in the form of an M surmounted by the Russian Imperial crown with a gold maltese cross. Attached to a blue ribbon of watered silk and a red ribbon with a silver medal commemorating Tsar Alexander III.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with engraved gold attached to silk ribbon |
| Brief description | Silver frame for a badge, backed with engraved gold, in the form of an M surmounted by the Russian Imperial crown with a gold maltese cross. Attached to a blue ribbon of watered silk and a red ribbon with a silver medal commemorating Tsar Alexander III, Russia, ca.1890 |
| Physical description | Silver frame for a badge, backed with engraved gold, in the form of an M surmounted by the Russian Imperial crown with a gold maltese cross. Attached to a blue ribbon of watered silk and a red ribbon with a silver medal commemorating Tsar Alexander III. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Marquise de Merindol in memory of her mother, the Comtesse Elisabeth Olsoufieff |
| Object history | For a badge of a Maid of Honour to the Tsarina Marie Feodorovna. Comtesse Elisabeth Olsoufieff, born Princess Abamalek-Lazarew, wore the badge at the lying-in-state of Tsar Alexander III (d.1894) |
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| Accession number | M.33-1981 |
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| Record created | August 11, 2005 |
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