id: 142778 accession number: 1966.479.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.479.a updated: 2024-03-26 01:59:17.402000 Miniature Teapot, 1886–96. Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Gold, bowenite; overall: 5.8 x 10.9 cm (2 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.479.a title: Miniature Teapot title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1886–96 creation date earliest: 1886 creation date latest: 1896 current location: 211 Fabergé creditline: The India Early Minshall Collection copyright: --- culture: Russia, St. Petersburg technique: gold, bowenite department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Miniature find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903) - workmaster * House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918) - maker Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920) took over the House of Faberge in 1870 from his father Carl Gustav Faberge who had founded the firm in 1842. Until 1881, the firm manufactured primarily jewelry for Saint Petersburg's aristocrats and wealthy elite. In 1885 the firm was awarded the coveted imperial warrant as goldsmith to the tsar and began to produce elaborate presentation Easter eggs as a gift for the tsarina from her husband every year. They also produced luxurious accessories, jewelry, and hardstone sculptures. At one point, Faberge employed over 300 workers including 22 workmasters who oversaw the production of the firm's jewelry and precious objects. A branch of the firm opened in Moscow in 1887, specializing in neo-Russian and pan-Slavic motifs in jewelry, silver, and enamel. Other branches followed in Kiev, London, and Odessa as well as new premises in Saint Petersburg. At the onset of the Russian Revolution, Peter Carl Faberge fled the country to Paris then Switzerland, where he died in 1920. His firm was nationalized by the Bolsheviks in 1918. --- measurements: Overall: 5.8 x 10.9 cm (2 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Faberge 1846 - 1920 opening date: 1977-06-23T04:00:00 Faberge 1846 - 1920. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (organizer) (June 23-October 23, 1977). title: Faberge, Imperial Jeweler opening date: 1993-06-16T04:00:00 Faberge, Imperial Jeweler. St. George Hall of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (June 18-August 15, 1993); Musée des arts Décoratifs, Paris, France (September 24, 1993-January 2, 1994); Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (January 26-April 10, 1994). title: Fabergé in America opening date: 1996-02-12T00:00:00 Fabergé in America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (February 12-May 5, 1996); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (organizer) (May 25-July 28, 1996); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (August 24-November 2, 1996); New Orleans Museum of Art (December 7, 1996-February 8, 1997); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12-May 11, 1997). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * {'description': 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2/12/96-4/28/96); The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (5/25/96-7/28/96); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (8/24/96-11/2/96); New Orleans Museum of Art (12/7/96-2/8/97); The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/9/97-5/11/97). "Fabergé in America," exh. cat. no. 79, p. 105; color repr. p. 105.', 'opening_date': '1996-02-12T00:00:00'} --- PROVENANCE India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.479.a/1966.479.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.479.a/1966.479.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.479.a/1966.479.a_full.tif