Malachite Urn and Pedestal circa 1830 by danapommet
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Description
Found this relic of the gilded age, in the Lightner Museum in Saint Augustine, Florida. It was on display in the United States, at the Columbian Exposition of 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. It was on loan from the winter palace, of the Russian Czar, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The mosaic design is created from malachite, a copper ore from the Ural Mountains in Russia. Information from the display with no explanation as to why it is still in the United States. The actual urn and pedestal is about 3 feet (.9144 meters) high and fills the room where it is on display. It will zoom nicely.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments.
They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (28)
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful place
Erestorfan
That is TOTALLY beautiful!!! Malachite is my favorite stone to see things made out of. I have two pendants made from it and it is just awesome looking. This vase/urn is just beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!!!
0rest4wicked
That is a gorgeous bit of workmanship!
eekdog
good info and ca[ture, Dana. always enjoy the photos and info you provide us. has a great design and green color.. best lg..
rbowen
Beautiful capture!
ia-du-lin
beautiful capture
durleybeachbum
Splendiferous ! A gorgeous object and I love that your photo shows due how it looks in the room.
jayfar
You have 'urned' yourself some good points here Dana - beautiful shot my friend.
SunriseGirl
Beautiful stone in that urn. I also like the way you show the size of it by including the entire room in the photo.
blinkings
Mate I wish you would stop photographing my lounge room!
danapommet
Thank you for inviting me into your home for this photo shoot Andrew - when are you coming to the US to photograph mine? HaHaHa!!!! :o)
Katraz
Wow what i great object I love Malachite I have some small specimens of It in the raw but that is beautiful, as to your comment about why it's still in the US, I did wonder If It was because of the Russian Revolution but that was twenty years later.
T.Rex
Beautiful photo of an exquisite work of art. I wonder if it is all one solid piece of malachite. In such case, this is extremely rare. Thanks for comment on my last post. Keep up the good work! :-)
dochtersions
Indeed, how impressing this is to discover all the subtle things in this wonderful shown, amazing room. Zoom is a must, to admire all the grace, the beautiful light, and so much more on this excellent taken photo, Dana. Really something very special, my friend.
jmb007
jolie
CavalierLady
Gorgeous, Dana! The urn is stunning and love the gilded (?) branches. Beautifully photographed.
Faemike55
Very beautiful urn and pedestal Great capture, Dana thanks for sharing this discovery with us
RodS
Wow - that is a fantastic piece! A great discovery, and a beautiful photo, Dana! Putin must have missed this one....:-P
jendellas
Wow, that is a sight to see, beautiful. xxx
caty77
Malachite is beautiful stone, but dangerous if it's not polish. This is a great urn! Have a good day!
Jay-el-Jay
An impressive display.
mtdana
Very grand display - beautiful catpure Dana!!!
pat40
So beautiful
flavia49
wonderful
MrsRatbag
A beautiful piece, but probably a bit heavy to move for dusting...I don't think I have a room it would fit into!
irisinthespring
Wonderful capture!
wysiwig
Gorgeous color and patterns. One of my favorite stones. The Mayans also used it and I have a Mayan head in malachite my parents left me.
K_T_Ong
Fine-looking urn in an equally finely-furnished setting. Like the warm ambience of the place.
Can I pilfer some of the nice trinkets sitting in the glass display cases in the background?
Rhanagaz
Beautiful shot, Dana! :o)