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Covered Tea Caddy

Covered Tea Caddy

1896–1906
workmaster
(Russian, 1840–1917)
(Russian, 1842–1918)
Overall: 16.2 x 11.2 cm (6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

This covered tea caddy is part of a larger tea service.

Description

Fabergé’s craftsmen in Moscow, especially under the watchful eye of workmaster Feodor Rückert, became known for their work in the pan-Slavic or neo-Russian style, hearkening back to 17th-century motifs of Russian folk art. Often on rather conventional shapes, Rückert and his silversmiths created an explosion of color, achieved through the historic technique of cloisonné enamel in which tiny metal lines are soldered to the surface then filled with glass powders in various colors and fired to create a high gloss finish. The result is a spectacular evocation of the 17th-century originals. Far from mere copies, however, Rückert's designs, such as this tea service, employ naturalistic or abstract motifs in a thoroughly modern adaptation of a remarkable earlier period of Russian art and decoration.
  • 1966–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    ?–1966
    India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Hawley, Henry H. Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. mentioned & reproduced PP 124-5, cat. no. 59 library.clevelandart.org
    Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. mentioned & reproduced PP 30-1, cat. no. 91 library.clevelandart.org
  • Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
  • {{cite web|title=Covered Tea Caddy|url=false|author=Feodor Ivanovich Rückert, House of Fabergé|year=1896–1906|access-date=19 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.500.4