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Flower Study of a Pansy

Flower Study of a Pansy

c. 1885–1915
(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russia, St. Petersburg
gold, jade, enamel, rock crystal
Overall: 11.8 x 4.8 cm (4 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.438
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

The stems of Fabergé’s flower studies are set into little basins carved from rock crystal to resemble pots of water.

Description

This flower study depicts a pansy in bloom. Fabergé’s inspiration for his flower studies is said to have come from the floral brooches of precious stones that were made in the 1700s for Catherine the Great as well as from the Japanese art of flower arranging, known as ikebana. Small and delicate, Fabergé’s flower studies were given as intimate gifts to friends by the tsarina and others in the court. She also liked to take them around to wherever the imperial family was residing as a reminder of spring during the harsh Russian winters.
  • ?-1966
    India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1966-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 180-181, cat. 81. ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org
    Hawley, Henry H. Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 112-113, cat. 53. ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org
  • Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009).
    Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
    The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 1967-January 21, 1968).
  • {{cite web|title=Flower Study of a Pansy|url=false|author=House of Fabergé|year=c. 1885–1915|access-date=15 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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