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Source Description
This stamp moistener in the form of a green tomato is carved out of a single piece of jade. The stem, tipped by a diamond mounted in gold, is removable. The interior end of this stem holds the brush that is used to wet a stamp for letters.
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Document identity
localId
142774
label
Stamp Moistener
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obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
142774
contentType
object
title
Stamp Moistener
description
This stamp moistener in the form of a green tomato is carved out of a single piece of jade. The stem, tipped by a diamond mounted in gold, is removable. The interior end of this stem holds the brush that is used to wet a stamp for letters.
date
c. 1895–1915
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60751932
creators
55332
genreSpecific
Miscellaneous
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
cul
Russia, St. Petersburg
accession
1966.478
Source extras
tec
nephrite, diamonds, gold
tombstone
Stamp Moistener, c. 1895–1915. Firm of House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Nephrite, diamonds, gold; overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.478
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Hawley, Henry. <em>Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 81; mentioned: p. 80, cat. 39
creditline
The India Early Minshall Collection
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:20:22.643000
sourceId
142774
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
nephrite, diamonds, gold
creatorTags
gender unknown
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image_url
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1
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0
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photo
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