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Source Description
Fabergé drew upon different historical styles and applied them to the same object type with a consistently high level of finesse. This holder for a tea glass incorporates a range of classicizing ornamental designs from the turn of the nineteenth century, such as the Greek key pattern on the horizontal bands and the intermittent palmettes.
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Document identity
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375090
label
Tea Cup Holder
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object
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1
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375090
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object
title
Tea Cup Holder
description
Fabergé drew upon different historical styles and applied them to the same object type with a consistently high level of finesse. This holder for a tea glass incorporates a range of classicizing ornamental designs from the turn of the nineteenth century, such as the Greek key pattern on the horizontal bands and the intermittent palmettes.
date
1908
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117244198
creators
55332
genreSpecific
Glass
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
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Russian
accession
2021.157.a
Source extras
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silver
tombstone
Tea Cup Holder, 1908. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver; handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection, 2021.157.a
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
Дорогому А. В. Вержбилович
Признательный Митя Шагинъ
19 I/III 08
inscription_translation
To dear A. V. Verzhibilovich
Gratefully, Mitya Shagin
19 I/III 08
inscription_remark
Aleksandr Verzhbilovich (1850-1911) was a Russian classical cellist.
Mitya is a nickname of Dmitri. A note about the spelling of Шагинъ: it has the "ъ" at the end, which was added at the end of most words ending in a consonant in the nominative case in the pre-1918 spelling. This usage was abolished around the Revolution, and the letter is usually left off in contemporary spelling. Therefore, the name should probably be spelled Шагин today.
inscription
Profile of a woman (wearing a kokoshnik) facing left; greek letter delta
didYouKnow
The history of the palmette, a motif resembling fan-shaped palm leaves, can be traced back to ancient Egypt.
creditline
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection
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2026-05-29 08:57:43.976000
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375090
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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silver
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gender unknown
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