id:			142793
accession number:	1966.490
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.490
updated:		2024-08-08 15:15:26.440000

Buttons, after 1896. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903). Gold, enamel, diamonds; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.490

title:				Buttons
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creation date:			after 1896
creation date earliest:		1897
creation date latest:		1910
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creditline:			The India Early Minshall Collection
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culture:	Russia, St. Petersburg
technique:	gold, enamel, diamonds
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.
* August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903)  - fabricated by
after serving an apprenticeship in St. Petersburg, Holmström bought a workshop there in 1857 and became the chief jewler for the Fabergé firm.
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measurements: Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed:  double-headed eagle; Fabergé; St. Petersburg, Moscow (all in Cyrillic; inside lid of box).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries
	opening date:   1967-03-15T05:00:00
	<i>The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 1967-January 21, 1968).

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

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PROVENANCE

	India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio.
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