CHAMBERLAIN KEY
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
Handle of ormolu key is shaped like the Russian Imperial double headed eagle, cast and beautifully both front and back. On the breast of the eagle is the cipher of Catherine II. Eagle rests on a globe with a feather like decoration at each side. Stem is reeded lengthwise and has a garland of leaves twined about it. Portion to turn the lock is X shaped.
- Object name:
- CHAMBERLAIN KEY
- Made from:
- Gilt metal
- Made in:
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Date made:
- 1762-1796
- Size:
- 19.9 × 7 cm (7 7/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.16
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973