Imperial Barometer
Cleveland Museum of Art

Imperial Barometer

Johan Viktor Aarne (Finnish, 1863–1934) · 1900–1901

palisander, silver gilt, ruby
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This barometer was likely sold by the Soviet Union between 1934 and 1939 as part of a general selling off of former imperial possessions to raise money for the state treasury.

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