MAID OF HONOR CYPHER PIN
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
The letter “M” and the imperial crown from which it is suspended are set with diamonds. The cypher states for Empress Maria Fedorovna, wife of Emperor Paul I. The back of letter is partly engraved and has a hook for fastening. These pins were worn on the left side of the breast by Maids of Honor to the Empress.
- Object name:
- MAID OF HONOR CYPHER PIN
- Made from:
- Gold -- diamonds
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 1796-1801
- Size:
- 7.2 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 18.64
- Class:
- ORDER
- Signature marks:
- MARK ET (French import mark for 1864-1893); twice [On loop; it is the same mark as on 18.65]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973