SculptureRussian19th century

Pectoral Cross

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Russian

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

7.9 x 4 x 1 cm (3 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

George Melvin Osgoodby, New York, NY, By descent through family. Gift of Tsar Nicholas II, per the donor. Osgoodby's dates: 1836-1908. George Osgoodby, by descent from great-grandfather, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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