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:

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;

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