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Paper Knife

c. 1860 ?

Russia, St. Petersburg

blade: agate; collar: transparent yellow enamel on an engine-turned ground mounted in gold set with diamonds, and the ovoid finial of two pieces of rock crystal carved on flat surfaces
Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Overall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.486
Location: Not on view
  • Hawley, Henry. FabergĂ© and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Reproduced: p. 105; mentioned: p. 104, cat. 50 archive.org
  • 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).
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