The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Tea Cup and Holder

c. 1908–17
maker

House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russian
silver, glass
Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection 2021.156
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

In Russia, tea has been served in glasses since the eighteenth century.

Description

Likely from a larger set, this tea glass with its holder is an excellent example of Fabergé’s ability to imbue objects of everyday use with exceptional artistry. The holder features elegant scroll motifs forming two horizontal bands and a handle, an ingenious take on the French ornamental style of the mid-eighteenth century.
  • 1999
    (Wartski Ltd, London, sold to J. Randolph Hiller)
    ?–2021
    Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2021–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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