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HISTORIC OBJECTS

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Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach (German, 1859–1952), Loïe Fuller at the Folies Bergère, 1892, lithograph on paper, 59¼" x 43¼". Gift of Margaret Haile Harris, 2001.11.002. Conserved with funds provided by the Stevenson Foundation.

 

Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach (German, 1859–1952), Loïe Fuller at the Folies Bergère, 1892, lithograph on paper, 59¼" x 43¼". Gift of Margaret Haile Harris, 2001.11.002. Conserved with funds provided by the Stevenson Foundation.
British, Woven Hair Bracelet, c. 1840s, hair and gold, 3" diameter x ½" wide. Gift of Queen Marie of Romania, 1926.03.037.
British, Woven Hair Bracelet, c. 1840s, hair and gold, 3" diameter x ½" wide. Gift of Queen Marie of Romania, 1926.03.037.
Cyprus, Large Bichrome Amphora, 950-600 BC, painted ceramic, 19"x 12½". Gift of Elisabetha, Queen of the Hellenes, 1926.14.025.

 

Cyprus, Large Bichrome Amphora, 950-600 BC, painted ceramic, 19"x 12½". Gift of Elisabetha, Queen of the Hellenes, 1926.14.025..
Falize Brothers (active France, 1897–1919), Coronation Crown of Queen Marie of Romania (replica), 1923, silver-gilt with amethysts, turquoise, rubies, peridots, moonstones and velvet, 8¼" x 9¼" with 10¾" pendulae. Gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, 1951.07.193.

 

Falize Brothers (active France, 1897–1919), Coronation Crown of Queen Marie of Romania (replica), 1923, silver-gilt with amethysts, turquoise, rubies, peridots, moonstones and velvet, 8¼" x 9¼" with 10¾" pendulae. Gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, 1951.07.193.
Queen Marie of Romania, c. 1910, photo postcard, 5½” x 3½”. Museum purchase, 1986.04.26.

 

Queen Marie of Romania, c. 1910, photo postcard, 5½" x 3½". Museum purchase, 1986.04.26.
Romania, Audience Chair, c. 1900-1910, leather and silvered wood, 70" x 35¾" x 24". Gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, 1951.07.128.

 

Romania, Audience Chair, c. 1900-1910, leather and silvered wood, 70" x 35¾" x 24". Gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, 1951.07.128.