The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Tea Cup and Holder

Tea Cup and Holder

1908
(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russian
silver, glass
Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection 2021.157
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

The history of the palmette, a motif resembling fan-shaped palm leaves, can be traced back to ancient Egypt.

Description

Fabergé drew upon different historical styles and applied them to the same object type with a consistently high level of finesse. The holder for this tea glass incorporates a range of classicizing ornamental designs from the turn of the nineteenth century, such as the Greek key pattern on the horizontal bands and the intermittent palmettes.
  • 1999
    (Wartski Ltd, London, sold to J. Randolph Hiller)
    1999–2021
    Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.157