Goldfish
firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)
late 1800s-early 1900s
- Medium
- topaz, rose-cut diamond eyes set in gold
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.6 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm (1 x 1 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
- Culture
- Russia, St. Petersburg
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- The India Early Minshall Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
The facets on rose-cut diamonds used for the eyes on this goldfish are inspired by rose petals.