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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. The holder for this 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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375089
label
Tea Cup
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object
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1
Source metadata
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375089
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object
title
Tea Cup
description
Fabergé drew upon different historical styles and applied them to the same object type with a consistently high level of finesse. The holder for this 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
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117244196
creators
55332
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Glass
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
cul
Russian
accession
2021.157.b
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tombstone
Tea Cup, 1908. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Glass; handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection, 2021.157.b
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
In Russia, tea has been served in glasses since the eighteenth century.
creditline
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection
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2026-05-29 08:57:39.438000
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375089
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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glass
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gender unknown
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