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Source Description
This baby hippo was purchased by Henry Walters, the founder of the Walters Art Museum, on a trip to St. Petersburg in 1900. It was one of four hardstone animals that he acquired for his collection on this cruise. Henry, ever ahead of trends, was one of the first Americans to shop at the newly opened store belonging to Carl Fabergé, jeweler to the Russian royal family. He would have known Fabergé's exceptional work from the Paris World's Fair, which he had visited in this same year. Henry went on to purchase two Imperial Easter Eggs by Fabergé following the Russian revolution. Today the Walters has a rich collection of Russian art from the time of the Romanovs.
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Document identity
localId
19302
label
Hippopotamus
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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13
Source metadata
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19302
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hippopotamus
description
This baby hippo was purchased by Henry Walters, the founder of the Walters Art Museum, on a trip to St. Petersburg in 1900. It was one of four hardstone animals that he acquired for his collection on this cruise. Henry, ever ahead of trends, was one of the first Americans to shop at the newly opened store belonging to Carl Fabergé, jeweler to the Russian royal family. He would have known Fabergé's exceptional work from the Paris World's Fair, which he had visited in this same year. Henry went on to purchase two Imperial Easter Eggs by Fabergé following the Russian revolution. Today the Walters has a rich collection of Russian art from the time of the Romanovs.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase [from the factory]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1900
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
statuettes (statues)
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13
pageCount
13
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.9
height
5.1
depth
3.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 × W: 2 × D: 1 1/4 in. (2.9 × 5.1 × 3.1 cm)
Source extras
med
nephrite, diamonds
creator_ids
1921
4493
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EAN
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2062
2689
3300
3423
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