id:			142776
accession number:	1966.478.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.478.b
updated:		2022-01-04 16:36:27.702000

Stamp Moistener (Stem), late 1800s-early 1900s. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920). Jade, diamonds, gold; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.478.b

title:				Stamp Moistener (Stem)
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1890
creation date latest:		1910
current location:		211 Fabergé
creditline:			The India Early Minshall Collection
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culture:	Russia, St. Petersburg, late 19th-early 20th Century
technique:	jade, diamonds, gold
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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CREATORS

* Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920)  - artist
Supplied most of the gifts exchanged by relatives of the imperial family in Russia, Denmark, Germany, and England for christenings, name days, birthdays, Christmas, and Easter.
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PROVENANCE

	India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio.
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digital description: 
This stamp moistener in the form of a green tomato is carved out of a single piece of jade. The stem, tipped by a diamond mounted in gold, is removable. The interior end of this stem holds the brush that is used to wet a stamp for letters.

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