# Imperial Framed Miniatures

- By: Johannes Zehngraf (Russian, 1857–1908)
- By: Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903)
- By: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Date: 1896
- Medium: jade, gold, rubies, gouache, ivory, glass
- Classification: Portrait Miniature
- Dimensions: Overall: 15.3 x 5 x 5 cm (6 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Culture: Russia, St. Petersburg
- Credit line: The India Early Minshall Collection
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.458)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.458/1966.458_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The giving of miniatures had long been a common practice among wealthy and aristocratic families by the time Fabergé began combining portraits with his richly decorated frames. The Russian imperial family delighted in having these personal mementos and commissioned many different miniatures to place around their private apartments, providing a warm family atmosphere in an otherwise highly formal existence.