GRANT OF TITLE OF NOBILITY

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Granted by Alexander III to Mathieu Mavrocorto. Cover in greenish velvet with cut designs in corners. First page is written in gold letters, rest in black in chancery hand. Several pages are decorated in water color, the first page with the imperial coat of arms and the coats of arms of the provinces. Other pages have scroll decorations. Page five has the coat of arms. Silver box has the imperial coat of arms in silver in relief. Inside is the imperial seal in red wax. There are two gilt tassels.

Object name:

GRANT OF TITLE OF NOBILITY

Made from:

Paper -- leather -- parchment -- silver

Made in:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Date made:

1882-1894

Size:

47.6 x 34 cm (18 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

57.3

Class:

MANUSCRIPT

Signature marks:

MARK; COAT OF ARMS crossed anchors and scepter for St. Petersburg; ? for the tester; silver quality; the date; Grachev in Cyrillic letters for the firm and JO for the craftsman; Mavrocorto crest

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973