Name: Adolf Sonnenfeld’s baton;
Persons linked to the exhibit:
Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld;
Date:
1892;
Country: Russia;
Town: unknown;
Materials: ebony, silver;
Measurements: length 41 cm, diameter 1.8 cm, case: 45 x 6 x 4 cm;
Ownership:
Theatre Museum, Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera;
Inventory number: MT/IV/32;
Description:
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this narrowing conic baton was presented to the artist on his anniversary by Maurycy Seydel and family in 1892. The baton was made of ebony with silver fittings and a silver dedication engraved on the handle. Attached to the middle section is a silver decoration imitating laurel leaves braced with a lyre. The tip of the baton is crowned with a silver ball. The case was fitted with dark burgundy leather and lined with burgundy velvet and white satin on the inside.
; Inscriptions:Jubilatowi / Rodzina Seydlów / d:16 Października / 1892. [To the Anniversary Celebrant / Seydel Family / 16 October / 1892]. The silver elements contain silversmith’s signs: mark 84, and a “WJ” and “omega” inscription.
; Catalog card: Katarzyna Wodarska-Ogidel;<< Back