Tea Cup and Holder
maker House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
c. 1908–17
- Medium
- silver, glass
- Classification
- Glass
- Dimensions
- Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
- Culture
- Russian
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- Gift of the Hiller-Borneman 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
Likely from a larger set, this tea glass with its holder is an excellent example of Fabergé’s ability to imbue objects of everyday use with exceptional artistry. The holder features elegant scroll motifs forming two horizontal bands and a handle, an ingenious take on the French ornamental style of the mid-eighteenth century.
