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Collection Online as of April 20, 2024

Dish

Dish

c. 1904–16
(Russian, 1842–1918)
workmaster

Hjalmar Armfelt

(Finnish, 1873–1959)
bowenite, silver
Overall: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection 2022.112
Location: 211 Fabergé

Did You Know?

Sometimes called "new jade," bowenite is actually considered a semiprecious gemstone. Though Fabergé obtained his supply from the Ural Mountains of Russia, bowenite is also the state mineral of Rhode Island.

Description

The House of Fabergé specialized in the creation of little treasures intended as opulent personal gifts. In creating luxurious accessories for a desk or tabletop, Fabergé often used native hardstones such as multicolored agate and quartz, green nephrite, pink rhodonite, rock crystal, and pale green bowenite found in the Ural Mountains of western Russia. Fabergé's designers often paired hardstones with silver mounts, particularly in the Moscow workshop where the company's silversmiths were concentrated.
  • 2013
    (Wartski Ltd, London, sold to J. Randolph Hiller)
    2013–2022
    Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.112